120-0372/01 – EU External Economic Relations (VEV EU)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
DOL0117 Ing. Petra Doleželová
KAN03 Ing. Radomír Kaňa, Ph.D.
STA579 doc. Ing. Michaela Melecká Staníčková, Ph.D.
NAV20 Ing. Boris Navrátil, CSc.
POL481 Ing. Eva Poledníková, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The subject deals with the European Union's external links to other clusters within economic, security, development and humanitarian cooperation. It not only illuminates the current external aspects of the European integration project but is also devoted to their transformations over time. The interpretation is continuously supplemented by explanations of new economic policy mechanisms (eg European Semester) related to overcoming external macroeconomic imbalances.

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Summary

The subject deals with the European Union's external links to other clusters within economic, security, development and humanitarian cooperation. It not only illuminates the current external aspects of the European integration project but is also devoted to their transformations over time. The interpretation is continuously supplemented by explanations of new economic policy mechanisms (eg European Semester) related to overcoming external macroeconomic imbalances. Warp: 1. The European Union as a subject of global international relations. 2. The development of the European Union's foreign security cooperation. External relations of the European Communities during the Cold War. 3. The second pillar and the third pillar of the European Union and its transformation in the 1990s. Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, European Security Strategy. Common Security and Defense Policy - EU cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance. 4. Lisbon Treaty - key CFSP and external relations changes in terms of institutional coherence. 5. The European Union and the Western Balkans, relations with Turkey. 6. European Neighborhood Policy - Eastern Partnership. 7. European Neighborhood Policy - Mediterranean Union. 8. The European Union's Transatlantic Relations with the US and Canada. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada (CETA). 9. Relations of the European Union with Russia and China. Asia - Europe Meeting (ASEM). 10. Economic cooperation of the European Union with ASEAN, Japan, South Korea and India 11. External relations of the European Union - countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. 12. Economic cooperation of the European Union with the countries of Latin America. 13. White Paper on the future of the European Union - the EU and global challenges. 14. European Semester and Warning Mechanism Report - External Economic Imbalances of EU Countries.

Compulsory literature:

BALDWIN, Richard a Wyplosz CHARLES. The Economics of European Integration. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education, 2022. ISBN 9781526849434. 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. HILL, Christopher, Michael SMITH a Sophie VANHOONACKER, ed. International Relations and the European Union. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. The new European Union series. ISBN 978-0-19-873732-2.

Recommended literature:

ARDALAN, Kavous. Global Political Economy: A Multi-paradigmatic Approach. Cham: Springer, 2019. ISBN 978-3-030-10376-7. BISCOP, Sven. European Strategy in the 21st Century. Abingdon: Routledge, 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-38472-9. GSTÖHL, Sieglinde a Dirk DE BIEVRE. The Trade Policy of the European Union. London: Palgrave, 2018. ISBN 978-0-230-27197-5.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Credit - active participation in seminars, presentation, credit test Exam - oral exam

E-learning

via LMS Moodle

Other requirements

active preparation for lessons

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. The European Union as a subject of global international relations. 2. The development of the European Union's foreign security cooperation. External relations of the European Communities during the Cold War. 3. The second pillar and the third pillar of the European Union and its transformation in the 1990s. Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, European Security Strategy. Common Security and Defense Policy - EU cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance. 4. Lisbon Treaty - key CFSP and external relations changes in terms of institutional coherence. 5. The European Union and the Western Balkans, relations with Turkey. 6. European Neighborhood Policy - Eastern Partnership. 7. European Neighborhood Policy - Mediterranean Union. 8. The European Union's Transatlantic Relations with the US and Canada. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada (CETA). 9. Relations of the European Union with Russia and China. Asia - Europe Meeting (ASEM). 10. Economic cooperation of the European Union with ASEAN, Japan, South Korea and India 11. External relations of the European Union - countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. 12. Economic cooperation of the European Union with the countries of Latin America. 13. White Paper on the future of the European Union - the EU and global challenges. 14. European Semester and Warning Mechanism Report - External Economic Imbalances of EU Countries.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 35  18
        Examination Examination 65  33 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Compulsory participation in the seminars (50%).

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Credit - min. 18 points, max. 35 points. Detailed breakdown of the activities in the exercises given in LMS Moodle Exam - min. 33 points, max. 65 points. A detailed description of the exam conditions is given in LMS Moodle. Participation in classes according to individual agreement with the teacher.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2024/2025 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S01) International Economic Relations MEO P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

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2023/2024 Winter
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