120-0300/06 – European Union A (EU A)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits4
Subject guarantorIng. Radomír Kaňa, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Radomír Kaňa, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction1999/2000Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
DVO37 Ing. Kateřina Dvoroková, Ph.D.
FOJ28 prof. Ing. Lenka Fojtíková, Ph.D.
ZEM34 Ing. Iva Honová, Ph.D.
KAN03 Ing. Radomír Kaňa, Ph.D.
STA579 doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.
PIS030 Ing. Bc. Monika Mynarzová, Ph.D.
POL481 Ing. Eva Poledníková, Ph.D.
POW0006 Ing. Tereza Powadová
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+1
Distance Credit and Examination 2+0
Lifelong Credit and Examination 2+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1. To classify the stages of the international economic integration. 2. To identify the crucial integration tendencies in Europe. 3. To describe the development and the present situation of European integration processes (EU). 4. To apply the knowledge for the interpretation of the present situation in the EU.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic developmental tendencies of the European integration processes, especially with the concepts, forms and objectives of integration in the European Union and the current issues related to the membership of the Czech Republic. At the same time, the course should create an initial information base for studying the economic, social and political aspects of integration processes in the European megaregion and prepare students for the study of specialized subjects focusing on more detailed aspects of European integration.

Compulsory literature:

1. BALDWIN, Richard and Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. Fifth edition. London: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. ISBN 978-0-07-716965-7. 2. BEREND, Ivan T. The History of European Integration: A new perspective. New York: Routledge, 2016. ISBN-10: 1138654914; ISBN-13: 978-1138654914. 3. EL-AGRAA, Ali M. The European Union: Economics and Policies. 9th ed. Cambridge University Press, 2011. 518 p. ISBN 978-1107007963. 4.FALEG, Giovanni. The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy: Learning Communities in International Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, Springer, 2016. ISBN 3319413066, 9783319413068.

Recommended literature:

1. BALDWIN, Richard and Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. Fifth edition. London: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. ISBN 978-0-07-716965-7. 2. BEREND, Ivan T. The History of European Integration: A new perspective. New York: Routledge, 2016. ISBN-10: 1138654914; ISBN-13: 978-1138654914. 3. EL-AGRAA, Ali M. The European Union: Economics and Policies. 9th ed. Cambridge University Press, 2011. 518 p. ISBN 978-1107007963. 4.FALEG, Giovanni. The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy: Learning Communities in International Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, Springer, 2016. ISBN 3319413066, 9783319413068.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

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E-learning

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Other requirements

Preparation and presentation of seminar work.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. 1. The concept of international economic integration. Basic integration methods and selected forms of realization of international economic integration. 2. Determining the degrees of economic integration. The state of play of the integration process on the European continent, the presidency of the EU Council. 3. Models (paradigms) of the European integration process, key stages of the development of the integration process in Western Europe after 1945 to the present. 4. The genesis of the European Union, the integration concept. European Union law - basic characteristics, development, current status. 5. Institutions and bodies of the European Union - structure, function of decision-making processes. 6. The general budget of the European Union - annual budgets, multiannual financial framework. The project and implementation of the EU single market (JVT). 7. The internal market of the European Union - the free movement of goods, services, capital and labor. Basic principles of protection of competition in the internal market. 8. Characteristics and current developments of the key common economic policies of the European Union. 9. Basic principles of economic and social cohesion in the EU, shared and complementary competences of the EU in selected areas of economic policies. 10. The emergence, development and current status of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Organizational and capital provision of economic and monetary union, monetary policy of the European Central Bank. 11. Cooperation in the Union's foreign and security policy. Cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs. 12. Political, economic and institutional issues related to the enlargement process of the European Union. Candidate countries, potential candidate countries. 13. The Czech Republic as a Member State of the European Union. Accession process, current situation, positive and negative aspects of our membership in the Union. 14. Possible scenarios of the future development of integration in the EU. Problems of the EU's transition to political integration.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester, validity until: 2014/2015 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
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Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35 (35) 0 3
                Project Project 20  0 3
                Written exam Written test 15  0 1
        Examination Examination 65 (65) 0 3
                Written examination Written examination 65  0 3
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2019/2020 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Uherské Hradiště 1 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R055) Public Economics and Administration (02) Public Economics and Administration C Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance (00) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R027) National Economy P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R055) Public Economics and Administration (00) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6210R004) European Integration (00) European Integration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R001) Applied Informatics (00) Applied Informatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R025) System Engineering and Informatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6210R004) European Integration (01) European Integration P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R001) Applied Informatics (01) Applied Infomatics P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R014) Information and Knowledge Management (00) Informační a znalostní management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2008/2009 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R056) Veřejná správa C Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance (00) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R027) National Economy P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R055) Public Economics and Administration (00) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2007/2008 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R001) Applied Informatics (00) Applied Informatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R025) System Engineering and Informatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R001) Applied Informatics (01) Applied Infomatics P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R014) Information and Knowledge Management (00) Informační a znalostní management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2007/2008 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R056) Veřejná správa C Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance (00) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R027) National Economy P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R055) Public Economics and Administration (00) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2006/2007 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R025) System Engineering and Informatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (7202R020) Economics Journalism P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R001) Applied Informatics (00) Applied Informatics P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209R001) Applied Informatics (01) Applied Infomatics P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2006/2007 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6210R004) European Integration (01) European Integration P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance (00) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R027) National Economy P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R040) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R049) Accounting and Taxes (00) Účetnictví a daně P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R055) Public Economics and Administration (00) Public Economics and Administration P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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