120-0310/05 – EU Regional Policy (RPEU)
Gurantor department | Department of International Economic Relations | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Eva Poledníková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jan Sucháček, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | | |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2011/2012 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. To describe the development and the state of the art of EU regional policy, its mechanisms and tools.
2. To explain the methodology and options of the use of European structural and investment funds and other instruments in the regional development and their application under the condition of the Czech Republic.
3. To apply the knowledge gained for the solution of issues of EU social and economic cohesion.
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Summary
The aim is to familiarize students with the basic configuration and development of regional policy of the European Union and selected Member States. Students will be familiar with the mechanisms and instruments of EU Regional policy, the methodology and use of the European Structural and Investment Funds and other instruments in regional development and their application in the CR and will be prepared to solve problems within the issue of socio-economic cohesion (cohesion) of the European Union in the master's degree level.
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Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
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Other requirements
Other requirements are not required.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction. Regions and their classification. Theory of region. Classification of regions in the European Union. Euroregions.
2. Regional disparities. Indicators of regional differences. Structural indicators. Regional disparities in the European Union.
3. Theory of regional development and regional policy. Regional development and factors in regional development. Theories of regional development. The types and instruments of regional policy.
4. Regional Development and Policy in Europe. Regional policy in selected European countries. Key milestones in the development of EU Regional policy.
5. Institutional framework of the EU Regional policy. Regional policy and coordination of EU structural instruments. Management of regional policy at EU level.
6. Instruments of the EU Regional policy. Regional policy in the European Union. Financial instruments of EU regional policy.
7. EU Regional policy in the programming period 2007-2013. The reform of the EU Cohesion policy. Cohesion policy objectives and initiatives for the period 2007-2013. The focus of assistance from the Structural Funds.
8. Pre-accession instruments in the EU Regional policy. Programmes Phare, ISPA, SAPARD and IPA.
9. Regional policy in the Czech Republic. The legislative framework for Czech regional policy. Support for regional development in the country. Coordination of economic and social cohesion.
10. EU Funds for the Czech Republic. Programming period 2004-2006. The programming documents for the programming period 2007-2013.
11. EU Regional policy in the programming period 2014-2020.
12. EU Structural and Investment Funds for the Czech Republic in the programming period 2014-2020.
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