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Lecturer(s)
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Baťa Robert, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The development of European economic integration. Enlargement of membership, contractual development. Current situation, recent integration developments, enhanced cooperation. Institution: Development, functions, powers, administration, legislative process. European Commission, European Parliament. The European Council, the Council of the European Union. Economic policies of the European Union. Single market. Regional policy. Entrepreneurship in the European Union. Monetary policy and the common currency of the euro. Agricultural policy, Social policy. Common foreign and security policy.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Demonstration
- Contact teaching
- 78 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation of a presentation (report)
- 10 hours per semester
- Data/material collection
- 10 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 22 hours per semester
- Team project
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to illustrate historical development and principles of the economic integration process within Europe.
The student who has successfully completed the subject can: Describe in detail the economic development of Europe, including the current situation; explain the evolution, functions, powers, governance and legislative process of the institutions of the European Union; the technical terminology of European governance and legislation; the methodology of application of individual EU policies. The student who has successfully completed the subject will lead: It is oriented towards the functioning of the European institutions, their powers and current developments within these institutions; it argues in the area of European economic policies and their practice; it is geared to the current European economic situation; it is geared towards defining relevant data in the European economy; in the field of European integration, to interpret the relevant data. A student who has successfully completed an object is able: To successfully argue in the field of past and current integration developments in Europe; to successfully argue lessons learned and apply skills in the field of contemporary European affairs; to successfully argue in the field of EU economic policies; to evaluate and defend the convincingly specific actions of the European institutions, and their practical operation; convincingly and soundly to communicate information about the function of governance and the division of competences within the European institutions.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination, Student performance assessment, Work-related product analysis
Assignment: Presentation of seminar work. Exami: Written test and oral examination in case of online teaching:
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Recommended literature
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Baldwin, R., Wyplosz, Ch.. The Economic of European Integration. McGraw: Hill, 2015.
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Gilbert, Mark. European integration . Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. ISBN 978-1-5381-0681-5.
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Guéguen. The practical guide to EU Labyrinth. Europolitics, 2008. ISBN 9782960072945.
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Nugent, N. The Government and Politics of the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
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Trstenjak, V.. National Sovereignity and the Principle of Primacy in EU Law and Their Importance for the Member States. Bejing, 2013.
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Wessels, W. The European Council. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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Westlake, M. The Council of the European union. John Harper Publ., 2014.
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