Terminated in academic year 2024/2025
Economic Policy of the European Union
| Type of study | BachelorFollow-up Master |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 120-0405/10 |
| Abbreviation | HP EU |
| Course title | Economic Policy of the European Union |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of International Economic Relations |
| Course coordinator | Ing. Boris Navrátil, CSc. |
Subject syllabus
1. The objectives of the EU's economic policy. Economic, social and territorial cohesion. Enlargement versus deepening EU integration. Multi-speed vs. tighter EU.
2. The legal, institutional and financial prerequisites for the over-regulation and implementation of economic policy in the European Union. Common EU budget. Treaty of Lisbon - Tackling Democracy Deficit, Subsidiarity.
3. Deepening integration integration from the customs union to a single internal market. Economic and political measures necessary for its operation. A single European act. Harmonization of taxes. European pillar of social rights.
4. Competition policy and its importance for a single internal market. The issue of cartels and concerted practices, dominant market positions and state aid to firms. Consumer protection policy.
5. Monetary cooperation in Europe from the 1950s to the 1990s. The European Monetary System, its functioning and effectiveness.
6. The stages of the formation of the European Economic and Monetary Union. The ECB's common monetary policy. Formation of the banking union.
7. Co-operation in the field of fiscal policy. Formation of the fiscal union.
8. The EU's position in international trade relations. Common commercial policy.
9. Common Agricultural Policy and its Reforms. Rural recovery policy. Common Fisheries Policy.
10. Common transport policy. Building trans-European networks.
11. EU structural policy. European Structural and Investment Funds. Support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
12. Policy to support research and technological development in the EU. EU space policy. Horizon Europe.
13. Energy policy in the EU. Energy Union for Europe. Environmental policy in the EU. Green Deal, Fit for 55.
14. International Economic Cooperation in the Globalization of the World Economy. The position of the European Union in the world economy. Global Gateway EU.
2. The legal, institutional and financial prerequisites for the over-regulation and implementation of economic policy in the European Union. Common EU budget. Treaty of Lisbon - Tackling Democracy Deficit, Subsidiarity.
3. Deepening integration integration from the customs union to a single internal market. Economic and political measures necessary for its operation. A single European act. Harmonization of taxes. European pillar of social rights.
4. Competition policy and its importance for a single internal market. The issue of cartels and concerted practices, dominant market positions and state aid to firms. Consumer protection policy.
5. Monetary cooperation in Europe from the 1950s to the 1990s. The European Monetary System, its functioning and effectiveness.
6. The stages of the formation of the European Economic and Monetary Union. The ECB's common monetary policy. Formation of the banking union.
7. Co-operation in the field of fiscal policy. Formation of the fiscal union.
8. The EU's position in international trade relations. Common commercial policy.
9. Common Agricultural Policy and its Reforms. Rural recovery policy. Common Fisheries Policy.
10. Common transport policy. Building trans-European networks.
11. EU structural policy. European Structural and Investment Funds. Support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
12. Policy to support research and technological development in the EU. EU space policy. Horizon Europe.
13. Energy policy in the EU. Energy Union for Europe. Environmental policy in the EU. Green Deal, Fit for 55.
14. International Economic Cooperation in the Globalization of the World Economy. The position of the European Union in the world economy. Global Gateway EU.
E-learning
LMS Moodle
Literature
1. BALDWIN, Richard and Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. 6th edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. 400 s. ISBN 978-1526847218 .
2. CINI, Michelle a Nieves PÉREZ-SOLÓRZANO BORRAGÁN, ed. European Union politics. Sixth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-0-19-880653-0.
3. BISCOP, Sven. European Strategy in the 21st Century. Abingdon: Routledge, 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-38472-9.
2. CINI, Michelle a Nieves PÉREZ-SOLÓRZANO BORRAGÁN, ed. European Union politics. Sixth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-0-19-880653-0.
3. BISCOP, Sven. European Strategy in the 21st Century. Abingdon: Routledge, 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-38472-9.
Advised literature
1. AMATO, Giuliano, Enzo MOAVERO-MILANESI, Gianfranco PASQUINO a Lucrezia REICHLIN, ed. The history of the European Union: constructing utopia. Oxford: Hart, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5099-1741-9.
2. DAWSON, Mark and Floris de WITTE. EU law and governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1-108-79943-0 .
3.HERLIN-KARNELL, E., CONWAY, G. and A. GANESH. European Union law in context. Oxford: HART, 2021. ISBN 978-1-84946-701-8 .
2. DAWSON, Mark and Floris de WITTE. EU law and governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1-108-79943-0 .
3.HERLIN-KARNELL, E., CONWAY, G. and A. GANESH. European Union law in context. Oxford: HART, 2021. ISBN 978-1-84946-701-8 .