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

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.

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. External economic relations, the European Union as a subject of international relations 2. Development of foreign security cooperation of the European Communities 3. The second and third pillars of the European Union, the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy, the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy 4. Key changes in the CFSP and the external relations of the EU in the 21st century, the current state of the EU CFSP 5. The European Union and the Western Balkans, relations with Turkey 6. European Neighbourhood Policy - Eastern Partnership, Union for the Mediterranean 7. Transatlantic relations of the European Union with the USA and Canada 8. European Union relations with Russia and China 9. Economic cooperation of the European Union with selected countries of South - East Asia 10. External relations of the European Union with African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries 11. Economic cooperation of the European Union with the countries of Latin America 12. The participation of the European Union in solving global problems, the approach of the EU to conflict resolution in external relations, the ethical dimension of the EU's external relations 13. EU membership and cooperation with international organisations and forums, EU and international coordination 14. The European Semester and Alert Mechanism Report

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