European Union Common Policies – Comparative Perspective 2751-OG-EN-EUCP

The goal of the “European Union Common Policies - comparative perspective” course is to get familiar with and discuss the practical aspects of European Integration which are common policies. However, to get to the point of the functioning of contemporary joint policies, it is necessary to gain knowledge about its legal and political background and its creation processes. Nevertheless, the purpose of this course is to deliberate common policies diversities, similarities and differentiating aspects. The main course pillars consist of single market (ie. custom policy, trade policy), agriculture policy, environment approach, transportation, common foreign and security policy, justice and home affairs issue. The results of teaching are the abilities and competences to use the dedicated to common policies terminology and to understand its mechanism in contemporary economy and political situation. The basis for the evaluation will be active participation in each meeting with the scoring system of every student. The materials in English will be provided by the lecturer on an online platform. To pass this course it is necessary to prepare the paper or the case study on an agreed subject. Classes are based on the conversation with both groups and individual tasks to prepare for each panel. Case study methods will be used both with multimedia presentations and mind maps.
Consequently, the detailed program of the course will be as follows:
1. Introduction – EU governance and integration (4h)
 EU governance and integration (4h)
 EU Treaties
 EU Institutions
 EU decision making
 NGOs
 Five models of policy-making in the EU
 EU governance
 The idea of horizontal and sectoral common policies

2. Single Market (4h)
 Single Market – the idea
 Free movement
 EU Customs Union
 Common trade policy
 Competitiveness and Industry sectors
 Small and medium-sized enterprises
 enterprise policies

3. Economy, financial affairs and taxes (2h)
 Economy – the main aspects
 Budget
 Monetary Union
 Financial Services,
 Fight against fraud
 Taxation

4. Agriculture, fisheries and food (4h)
 Common Agricultural Policy – CAP
 Rural development
 Future of CAP
 food safety
 Maritime policy – Blue growth
 Aquaculture

5. Regions and local development (2h)
 Regional policy
 European Regional Development Fund
 Cohesion Fund
 New Regional Policy 2021-2027

6. Environment – climate action (2h)
 EU climate policy
 Climate change and EU policy data
 Circular economy
 Consumers
 Environment and Sustainable development

7. Transport and energy (2h)
 Energy and natural resources
 Transportation
 Trans-European transport networks

8. Justice, home affairs and citizens' rights (2h)
 Freedom, Security and Justice
 Management of the external borders
 Asylum policy
 Imigration policy
 Police cooperation

9. External relations and foreign affairs (6h)
 Common Foreign and Security Policy
 Development policy
 Enlargement policy
 Neighbourhood policy
 Human rights
 Peacebuilding
 Humanitarian aid

10. Education and training, youth, culture and sport (2h)
 Audiovisual and media
 Culture
 Education and training
 Sport
 Youth