| Course Unit Code | 120-0305/11 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| 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 | Czech |
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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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| NAV20 | Ing. Boris Navrátil, CSc. |
| FOJ28 | prof. Ing. Lenka Fojtíková, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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Subject is concerned with economic policy as a part of the integration process
accomplished by EU member states. Essential information on development and
institutional organization is summarized in the extent necessary for
understanding economic policy mechanisms. Common and coordinated policies are
in depth discussed from the point of view of their development within the
Communities. The explanation is completed with their impact on the economic
policy of the Czech Republic. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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1. To describe integration process in Europe and its influence on goals of economic policy in the EC/EU,
2. To identify the main economic-political goals and explain related tools in different integration stages,
3. To apply knowledge for solution of topical economic-poltical issues of the EC/EU,
4. To analyse economic-political situation in the EC/EU member countries and discuss ways and means for its solutions. |
| Course Contents |
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1.Objectives of economic policy. Economic, social and territorial cohesion. The Lisbon agenda. Europe 2020. Enlargement versus deepening EU integration. Acquis communautaire.
2.International economic cooperation in a globalized world economy. The position of the European Union in the global economy. The EU and its members in overcoming the symptoms of the economic crisis.
3.Legal, institutional and financial capacity to supranational regulation (governance) and an economic policy in the European Union. The common EU budget. The Lisbon Treaty - the removal of the democratic deficit, subsidiarity.
4.Deepening integration development of the Customs Union to the single internal market. Policy measures needed for its operation. The Single European Act. Tax harmonization. The social aspect of the single internal market.
5.Competition policy and its importance for a single internal market. The issue of cartel agreements, market dominance and state aid to companies. Consumer protection policy.
6.Monetary cooperation in Europe from the 50´s the 90´s. European Monetary System, its operation and effectiveness.
7.Stages of formation of the European Economic and Monetary Union. Common monetary policy. Formation of the Banking Union.
8.Cooperation in the area of fiscal policy. Formation of the Fiscal Union.
9. EU's position in international trade relations. Common commercial policy.
10.The Common Agricultural Policy and its reforms. Politics of Rural Renewal. The Common Fisheries Policy.
11.Common transport policy. Trans-European networks.
12.EU structural policy. EU Structural Funds. Support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
13.Policy supporting research and technological development in the EU. Space Policy.
14.Environmental policy in the EU. Energy policy in the EU. Programme 20-20-20 to 2020. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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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.
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1. FLEISCHMANN, Luboš. Evropská hospodářská a měnová unie v souvislostech. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2022. ISBN 978-80-271-1026-1.
2. BALDWIN, Richard and Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. 6th edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. 400 s. ISBN 978-1526847218.
3. ŠLOSARČÍK, Ivo. Právní a politický rámec Evropské unie. 5. vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7598-624-5.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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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. |
1. FIALA, Petr, Ondřej KRUTÍLEK a Markéta PITROVÁ. Evropská unie. 3., aktualizované, rozšířené a doplněné vydání. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2018, 990 s. ISBN 978-80-7325-450-6.
2. DAWSON, Mark and Floris de WITTE. EU law and governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1-108-79943-0.
3. HRUBEŠ, Milan. Evropská unie v českém veřejném diskursu: (re)konstrukce příběhu. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2022. ISBN 978-80-246-5057-9. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Seminars |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit | Credit | 100 | 51 |