| Course Unit Code | 120-0364/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer 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. |
| Summary |
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| Subject comprehensively covers the issue of European integration. It focuses both on the historical motivations for the creation of the European integration project, but also on the development of its institutions and decision-making processes, as well as on selected parts of the economy supported by an analysis of the economic consequences of integration and the design of existing micro- and macroeconomic policies. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| The course highlights not only all the basic aspects of the European integration project, but also the transformations of processes, policies, European integration governance, reflecting the historical context of the EC / EU as well as external influences typical of the current world economy. The interpretation is continuously updated to explain new economic policy mechanisms (eg the European Semester) related to the overcoming of macroeconomic imbalances and is complemented by their impact on the economic policy of the Czech Republic. |
| Course Contents |
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1. General Theoretical Foundations of European Integration - Definitions, Motives, Forms. Bela Balassa and his contribution.
2. The development and stages of European economic integration since World War II, its current state and perspectives.
3. Economic governance - definitions, principles, applications in the European Union.
4. Common economic policy approaches to tackling the global financial and economic crisis, transforming governance in Europe.
5. Anti-crisis measures and their impact in selected European economies. European semester. Warning mechanism against macroeconomic imbalances. In-depth reviews.
6. Macroeconomics of monetary integration, crisis of the European Monetary Union and its solution. Bank Union, Union of Securities.
7. Fiscal Policy in Economic and Monetary Union - Sharing Fiscal Responsibility. Fiscal Union.
8. Microeconomics of European Integration - Internal Policies of the European Union - Structure, Objectives, Tools, Need for Reforms.
9. The internal market of the European Economic Area, the anti-competitive economy - competition policy and consumer protection policy.
10. Microeconomic policies of the European Union - commercial, agricultural, fisheries.
11. Microeconomic policies of the European Union - transport, energy, environmental protection.
12. Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union. EU Cohesion Policy.
13. Regional aspects of structural policy in the European Union - use of structural and investment funds.
14. Challenges of the expanding European Union in the context of deepening globalization. European Neighborhood Policy. |
| 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. ISBN 978-1526847218.
LÜTZ, Susanne et al. The European Unionas a Global Actor. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-76673-3.
3. YOUNGS Richard. The European Union and Global Politics. London: Bloomsburry Academic, 2022. ISBN 978-1-3520-1195-1.
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1. BALDWIN, Richard and Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. 6th edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. ISBN 978-1526847218.
2. ŠLOSARČÍK, Ivo. Právní a politický rámec Evropské unie. 5. vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7598-624-5.
3. VESELÝ, Zdeněk. Mezinárodní vztahy v zrcadle dějin. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7380-792-4. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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1. BAYLIS, John, Steve SMITH a Patricia OWENS. The Globalization of World Politics: an Introduction to International Relations. Eight edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. ISBN 978-0-19-882554-8.
2. HILL, Christopher, Michael SMITH a Sophie VANHOONACKER. International Relations and the European Union. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. The new European Union series. ISBN 978-0-19-873732-2.
3. ZEITLIN, Jonathan a Amy VERDUN, ed. EU socio-economic governance since the crisis: the European Semester in theory and practice. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. Journal of European Public Policy Series. ISBN 978-1-138-49471-8.
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1. HLAVÁČEK, Petr a Michael ROMANCOV. Vytěsněná Evropa?: kontexty a perspektivy evropské "východní otázky". Praha: Academia, 2020, 395 s. Společnost, sv. 41. ISBN 978-80-200-3138-9.
2. MARKOVÁ, Jana a Hana HAVLOVÁ. Ekonomická diplomacie nové doby. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2020. ISBN 978-80-88260-44-8.
3. STREJČEK, P., BROUL, D. a J. JANEGA. Evropa spolu: průvodce po historii i současnosti Evropské unie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2022. ISBN 978-80-244-6185-4.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
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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 and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 35 | 18 |
| Examination | Examination | 65 | 33 |