120-0541/03 – Economics of European Integration (EEI)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Boris Navrátil, CSc.Subject version guarantorIng. Boris Navrátil, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KAN03 Ing. Radomír Kaňa, 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

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 should complete the basic knowledge of the student in the field of European integration. The main focus will be laid as on the different forms of integration processes in Europe including its historical background as on the common and coordinated policies of the European Union. The actual topics of the EU activities will be emphasized too.

Compulsory literature:

1. AMATO, Giuliano, Enzo MOAVERO-MILANESI, Gianfranco PASQUINO a Lucrezia REICHLIN, ed. The history of the European Union: constructing utopia. Oxford: Hart, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5099-1741-9. 2. BALDWIN, Richard and Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. 6th edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. ISBN 978-1526847218. 3. MCCORMICK, John. Understanding the European Union: a concise introduction. 7th edition. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. The European Union series. ISBN 978-1-137-60775-1.

Recommended literature:

1.BADINGER, Harald a Volker NITSCH, ed. Routledge handbook of the economics of European integration. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. Routledge international handbooks. ISBN 978-0-415-74770-7. 2. CINI, Michelle a Nieves PÉREZ-SOLÓRZANO BORRAGÁN, ed. European Union politics. Sixth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-0-19-880653-0. 3. ZEITLIN, Jonathan a Amy VERDUN, ed. EU socio-economic governance since the crisis: the European Semester in theory and practice. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. Journal of European Public Policy Series. ISBN 978-1-138-49471-8.

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. General Theoretical Foundations of European Integration - Definitions, Motives, Forms. Bela Balassa and his contribution. 2. The development and stages of European economic integration since World War II, its current state and perspectives. 3. Economic governance - definitions, principles, applications in the European Union. 4. Common economic policy approaches to tackling the global financial and economic crisis, transforming governance in Europe. 5. Anti-crisis measures and their impact in selected European economies. European semester. Warning mechanism against macroeconomic imbalances. In-depth reviews. 6. Macroeconomics of monetary integration, crisis of the European Monetary Union and its solution. Bank Union, Union of Securities. 7. Fiscal Policy in Economic and Monetary Union - Sharing Fiscal Responsibility. Fiscal Union. 8. Microeconomics of European Integration - Internal Policies of the European Union - Structure, Objectives, Tools, Need for Reforms. 9. The internal market of the European Economic Area, the anti-competitive economy - competition policy and consumer protection policy. 10. Microeconomic policies of the European Union - commercial, agricultural, fisheries. 11. Microeconomic policies of the European Union - transport, energy, environmental protection. 12. Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union. EU Cohesion Policy. 13. Regional aspects of structural policy in the European Union - use of structural and investment funds. 14. Challenges and challenges of the expanding European Union in the context of deepening globalization. European Neighborhood Policy.

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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