EVS808 Financing and Structural Policy of the EU

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Sychra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
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 course will provide knowledge of financial system of the EU in relations to the financing of the EU politics. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of the EU politics and issues. First part of the course will be focused on the EU budget, its structure, revenues and expenditures. Rest of the course will introduce the EU budget according to its policy areas, especially structural funds. At the end of the course students should be able to understand in detail the creation of EU budget, they gain information about the EU budget structure and will be able to evaluate political importance of the EU budget and impact of financing of particular areas on the EU financial system in general.
Syllabus
  • 1. Characteristic of the EU budget and its specifics.
  • 2. Historical- institucional development of financial system of the EU
  • 3. Revenues: traditional own resources, resources based on VAT, resources based on gross national income.
  • 4. British compensation.
  • 5. Expenditures of the EU – sustainable growth.
  • 6. Expenditures of the EU – natural resources.
  • 7. Expenditures of the EU – financing of the internal and the external policy.
  • 8. Expenditures of the EU – administration and reserves
  • 9. EU budget procedure.
  • 10. Role of EU institution in the budget procedure.
  • 11. EU Financial perspectives as a instrument of the budgetary discipline.
  • 12. Future of the financial system of the EU and its reforms
  • 13. Consultations, written test.
Literature
  • KÖNIG, Petr. Rozpočet a politiky Evropské unie : příležitost pro změnu. 2. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2009, xxxiv, 630. ISBN 9788074000119. info
  • LINDNER, Johannes. Conflict and change in EU budgetary politics. 1st ed. New York: Routledge, 2005, xv, 265. ISBN 0415356792. info
  • Lisabonská smlouva (Hlava II - Finanční ustanovení)
  • Interinstitucionální dohoda mezi Evropským parlamentem, Radou a Komisí o rozpočtové kázni
  • Studijní materiály v IS MU
Teaching methods
Regular reading, class discussion, presentation, concurrent testing, teacher's feedback.
Assessment methods
Combined mode of study – self study and consultations. It is concluded by the written exam. The course grade consists of the following parts: essay, intrasemestral written test and the final written test. Detailed syllabus (incl. evaluations criteria) is available on IS MU web.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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