| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Number of ECTS Credits Allocated |
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| 120-0514/01 | EU Trade Policy | 5 ECTS credits |
| Type of Course Unit | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| FOJ28 | doc. Ing. Lenka Fojtíková, Ph.D. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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1. To explain differencies between intra and extra EU trade.
2. To formulate a principle of the concept "common policy" in the area of trade relations of the EU with third countries.
3. To categorise trade relations of the EU with third countries.
4. To arrange the preferential trade relations of the EU.
5. To assess the actual position of the EU in the world trade.
6. To assess a character of the EU trade policy and to compare it with the trade policy of the USA and other selected countries.
7. To conclude initiatives of the EU in the WTO frame.
8. To predict future direction of the EU trade policy. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Common optional components are not offered, students of special interest can participate in departmental activities or can arrange consulting hours with lecturer. |
| Course Contents |
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Outline of Course:
1.Introduction to the course. World trade development.
2.The position of the EU in the world trade (extra + intra-EU trade).
3.The extra-EU trade and the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy of the EU.
4.The EU trade strategy.
5.Multilateral trading system and the World Trade Organization. The position of the EU in the WTO.
6.The autonomous trade-policy instruments of the EU (tariffs and non-tariff measures).
7.The conventional measures of the EU trade policy. Regional trade agreements.
8.Preferential system. The application of the autonomous preferences in the EU.
9.Non-preferential system. The trade relations of the EU with the main trading partners on the basis of the most-favoured nation.
10.Trade defence instruments – antidumping, countervailing duties and safequards.
11.Trade Barriers Regulation in the EU and trade disputes settlement in the WTO.
12.The history of the Czech trade policy before its entrance into the EU. The apllication of the EU trade policy in the Czech Republic.
13.The external trade support in the EU and the Czech Republic. The Czech export strategy.
14.Conclusion, discussion to the trade topic. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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BENEDICTIS, Luca de a Luca SALVATICI. The Trade Impact of European Union Preferential Policies. London: Springer, 2011. 229 s. ISBN 978-3-642-16563-4.
DABROWSKI, Marek a Maryla MALISZEWSKA. EU Eastern Neighborhood. New York: Springer, 2011. 200 s. ISBN 978-3-642-21092-1.
ŠTĚRBOVÁ, Ludmila. Impacts of the Lisbon Treaty on the EU Trade Policy. In: The Proceedings of E-Leader Budapest, 2010 [online]. Budapešť: CASA, 2010 [cit. 2012-11-02]. Dostupné z http://www.g-casa.com/conferences/budapest/papers/Sterbova.pdf
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BENEDICTIS, Luca de a Luca SALVATICI. The Trade Impact of European Union Preferential Policies. London: Springer, 2011. 229 s. ISBN 978-3-642-16563-4.
DABROWSKI, Marek a Maryla MALISZEWSKA. EU Eastern Neighborhood. New York: Springer, 2011. 200 s. ISBN 978-3-642-21092-1.
ŠTĚRBOVÁ, Ludmila. Impacts of the Lisbon Treaty on the EU Trade Policy. In: The Proceedings of E-Leader Budapest, 2010 [online]. Budapešť: CASA, 2010 [cit. 2012-11-02]. Dostupné z http://www.g-casa.com/conferences/budapest/papers/Sterbova.pdf
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| Recommended Reading: |
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BROWN, Sherrod. Myths of Free Trade. New York: The New Press, 2006. 245 s. ISBN 13: 978-1-59558-124-2.
ELSIG, Manfred. The EU´s Common Commercial Policy. Hampshire Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2002. 196 s.
ISBN 075463227X.
VOLKER, Edmont L. M. Barriers to External and Internal Community Trade. Deventer: Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, 1993. 230 s. ISBN 90 6544 704 0.
Web-sites:
EC. DG Trade [online]. See http://ec.europa.eu/trade/index_en.htm
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE. The Czech Republic [online]. See http://www.mpo.cz/default_en.html
WTO [online]. See www.wto.org
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BROWN, Sherrod. Myths of Free Trade. New York: The New Press, 2006. 245 s. ISBN 13: 978-1-59558-124-2.
ELSIG, Manfred. The EU´s Common Commercial Policy. Hampshire Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2002. 196 s.
ISBN 075463227X.
VOLKER, Edmont L. M. Barriers to External and Internal Community Trade. Deventer: Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, 1993. 230 s. ISBN 90 6544 704 0.
Web-sites:
EC. DG Trade [online]. See http://ec.europa.eu/trade/index_en.htm
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE. The Czech Republic [online]. See http://www.mpo.cz/default_en.html
WTO [online]. See www.wto.org
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| Lectures |
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| Tasks are not Defined |
| Work placement(s) |
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| Course does not contain work placement. |
