UVSSPUP012 European Union

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Ing. Lucie Kamrádová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 9:45–11:20 C204
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The content of the course is to describe the origin, gradual formation and phasing of the EU up to the present day (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM, Act on a united Europe, Schengen Agreements, 4 freedoms, Maastricht Agreement, Amsterdam Agreement, Lisbon Treaty). Attention is paid to EU institutions, their creation, content of their activities and influence. Part of the subject is also a brief understanding of the legislative area (EU community law). The important content of the course is the analysis of individual EU policies, the genesis of the creation and operation of EU structural policy, with regard to social and regional policy, issues of monetary policy, the role of other policies, their powers - exclusive authority, shared and supporting authority of EU policies, the next part is devoted to external activities of the EU and, finally, the position of the Czech Republic in the EU (from application to entry).
Learning outcomes
Expert knowledge: The student will gain knowledge about the efforts to integrate Europe, knowledge from the history and formation of EU structures from the past to the present. Professional skills: the student is able to orient himself in the issue of the creation and formation of the EC/EU, in the scope of the EU institutions and their policies. General competence: The graduate meets the prerequisites of a middle management worker and his competences include mastering the issues of economic and political changes in Europe in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Syllabus
  • 1. Historical context: Integration processes in Europe after World War II (Europe divided by the war) 2. Genesis of integration processes, theory of integration after World War II, degrees of integration 3. Bodies and institutions of the European Union and their scope (Council of the EU, European Commission, European Parliament, European Council, European Court of Justice, European Court of Auditors, European Central Bank, Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions) 4. EU policies: general characteristics, emergence and formation, their scope 5. Selected EU policies (Internal Market) 6. Four freedoms: free movement of goods, persons, services and capital 7. Other policies: free movement of knowledge, EU economic policy 8. Monetary and foreign exchange policy, common currency 9. Employment policy 10. Cohesion policy, European structural funds 11. External activities of the EU (EU foreign and security policy, development and humanitarian aid, European Neighborhood Policy) 12. The Czech Republic and the EU, EU membership (genesis) 13. Summary, new EU directions in the 21st century
Literature
    required literature
  • VÁCLAVÍKOVÁ, A. Evropská unie. Opava: Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2020. Dostupné z: https://elearning.slu.cz/course/index.php?categoryid=66.
  • ŠLOSARČÍK, Ivo a kol. Instituce Evropské unie a Lisabonská smlouva. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2013. 248 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3567-2. https://europa.eu/european-union/documents-publications_cs
  • FIALA, Petr, KRUTÍLEK, Ondřej a PITROVÁ, Markéta. Evropská unie. 3., aktualizované, rozšířené a doplněné vydání. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK), 2018. 990 stran. ISBN 978-80-7325-450-6.
  • ŠLOSARČÍK, Ivo. Právní a politický systém Evropské unie. 4. vydání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2017. 373 stran. ISBN 978-80-7552-534-5.
    recommended literature
  • Informace o Evropské unii ve všech úředních jazycích EU jsou dostupné na internetových stránkách Europa na adrese: https://europa.eu/european-union/ index_cs https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/political-guidelines-next-commission_cs_0.pdf
  • TOMÁŠEK, Michal a kol. Právo Evropské unie. 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Leges, 2017. 496 stran. Student. ISBN 978-80-7502-184-7.
  • PALÍŠKOVÁ, Marcela. Trh práce v Evropské unii: historický vývoj, aktuální trendy a perspektivy. Vyd. 1. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2014. xxiii, 203 s. Beckova edice ekonomie. ISBN 978-80-7400-270-0.
Teaching methods
lecture and discussion seminar
Assessment methods
written test, report on a selected topic
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
The exam will test knowledge of lectures and compulsory literature according to the course syllabus.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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