Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2012/2013

European Union A

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	120-0500/01
Abbreviation	EU A
Course title	European Union A
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of International Economic Relations
Course coordinator	Ing. Radomír Kaňa, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Principles and main characteristics of the international economic integration, stages (levels) of the integration.
2. Development of integration in Europe, historical aspects.
3. European Union, evolution of the European Union, principles and purposes of integration in the EU.
4. Institutions and law, European Union institutions and other bodies, decision-making process in general.
5. Single European Market, mobility of the factors of production, competition policy.
6. EU budget – receipts and expenditures of the common budget.
7. Economic policy areas of the EU, common and coordinated policies.
8. Economic and social cohesion, regional development, social policy, environmental policy.
9. Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) – history, present, institutions, monetary policy of the ECB.
10. Common Foreign and Security policy, police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
11. Eastern enlargement of the European Union, political, economic and institutional problems of enlargement, Czech Republic and the EU.
12. Contemporary situation of integration in Europe, future development of the European Union - aspects of the political integration.

Povinná literatura

BALDWIN, R.; WYPLOSZ, Ch. The Economics of European Integration. 3rd. revised edition. McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2009. ISBN- 13: 978-0077121631
BINDI, F. The Foreign Policy of the European Union: Assessing Europe’s Role in the World. 1st ed. The Brookings Institution: Washington DC, 2010. 367 p. ISBN 978-0-8157-0140-8.
EL-AGRAA, A., ARDY, B. The European Union: Economics and Policies. 9th ed. Cambridge University Press, 2011. 518 p. ISBN 978-1107007963.
KAŇA, R. European Union, study material. Prepared under the project: „Rozvoj jazykových kompetencí pracovníků VŠB-TU Ostrava: InterDV, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0132“. Available for students of the course on LMS Moodle.

Doporučená literatura

JOVANOVIC, M. The Economics of European Integration – Limits and Prospects. Cheltenham: Edward Edgar Publishing Limited, 2005. ISBN 1-84376-691-4.
LELIEVELDT, H., PRINCEN, S. The Politics of the European Union. 1st ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-74011-1.
STAAB, A. The European Union Explained: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact. 2nd ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2011. 210 p. ISBN 978-0-253-22303-6.
USHERWOOD, S. The European Union (Critical Concepts in Political Science). 1st ed. Routledge, 2011. 2233 p. ISBN 978-0415551977.
GUÐMUNDSSON, H. J. Ever growing crisis : the eurozone economic crisis and its impact on the future of the European Union . Reykjavík: Reykjavík University, paper. 2012.
HAFLIÐADÓTTIR, H. The European´s Union Common Fishery Policy and the Icelandic Fishery Management System. Effective implementation of sustainable fisheries. Reykjavík: Reykjavík University, paper. 2012.
KAŇA, R. European Union, study material. Prepared under the project: „Rozvoj jazykových kompetencí pracovníků VŠB-TU Ostrava: InterDV, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0132“. Available for students of the course on LMS Moodle.

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