120-0305/15 – Economic Policy of the European Union (HP EU)
| Gurantor department | Department of International Economic Relations | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Boris Navrátil, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Boris Navrátil, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
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.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Summary
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.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit - active participation in seminars, presentation, credit test.
Exam - oral exam.
E-learning
LMS Moodle
Other requirements
Active preparation for classes
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
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. Grean 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.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction