10. Syllabus Class 1: History and evolution of European integration. Basic terms and concepts. Class 2: The present EU institutional framework. Decision-making processes. Class 3: The EU law. Sources, resources, significance, methods. Class 4: The single market. Freedom of movement. Class 5: EU policies. Class 6: EU in the world: foreign relations Class 7: Mid-term Exam
11. Syllabus Class 8: EU Law in practice: cases of the Court of Justice of the European Union 1. Class 9: EU Law in practice: cases of the Court of Justice of the European Union 2. Class 10: EU Law in practice: Moot Case 1. Class 11: EU Law in practice: Moot Case 2. Class 12: EU Law in practice: Moot Court. Class 13: EU politics, European politics Class 14: Democracy, citizenship, a European public sphere Class 15: Final Exam
12. Yourtextbook… The ABC of European Union law Downloaditfrom EU Bookshop Use Internet sources, booksfromthelibrary 2009 – major reform of EU institutions, somepolicies
14. EU Court of Justicecaseanalysishomework Ingroups of 3-4 people, read, analyse and present a case of the ECJ Presentationson 12-13 January Youwillgettheassignedcasetomorrow
15. European culturehomeworktask DownloadUnited indiversity Takea country Identifyasmanypicturesonthe map asyoucan – whoarethey, whatbuildings, whichobjects Whyaretheysignificantforthe country inquestion? Be preparedtotalkaboutitJanuary 19-20-21.
21. International organizations History: Co-existence Congresses 1815 Rhine Commission 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention 1863 Red Cross Transport and communication 1919 League of Nations Post WW2 United Nations Economic cooperation (Bretton-Woods) GATT International Monetary Fund
22. Types Membership IGO / NGO Open / limited Function Universal / Specialised Political / Functional Geography Universal / regional / subregional Legal / illegal Intergovernmental / supranational
33. New needforintegration Bipolar world Western Europe can only remain an economic or political power via integration Which type? Political Military Economic Common institutions Supranational?
34. International organizations 1948 Benelux union 1949 Council of Europe German states established 1945-49 socialist regimes in Central Eastern European states 1947 Marshall Plan 1948 OEEC (1961 OECD) 1949 COMECON
36. The idea of a new community All IGOs established are Political cooperation Intergovernmental, if economic Not sufficient to prevent another war 1950 Jean Monnet – Robert Schuman
37. Schuman Plan French-German integration Step-by-step Basis: crucial area for maintaining peace German coal French iron ore Common market, removal of customs, duties: economic benefits Under a single High Authority Open to other countries
38. European Coal and Steel Community Germany: positive response (Adenauer) Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg Italy United Kingdom: no 1951, Paris: Treaty of ECSC signed 1952 enters into force
39. Failed plans Pléven plan: common European defence force European Defence Community European Political Community 1954: French Parliament votes no Instead: 1954 Western European Union Collective defence UK + 6
40. New Communities 1955 Messina: conference 1956 Paul-Henri Spaak report Atomic energy General common market, customs union 1957 Rome Treaty on the European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty on the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)
43. First 15 years Removal of customs and quantitativerestrictionsby 1968 instead of 1970 1962 Decisiononintegratingagriculturalmarkets Trade growingrapidlyinCommunity 1969-70 plansfor a monetaryunion – no success 1965 MergerTreaty: singleinstitutionalframework
44. Problems 1961 UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway want to join the Communities French President De Gaulle: no 1967 again 1965 „empty chair policy” No representatives to the Council disagreement over agricultural funding Luxembourg compromise
45. Enlargement De Gaulle retires 1973 UK, Ireland, DenmarkjointheCommunities Norway referendum: no
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47. 1973-1986 Economic crisis (oil) British membership Integration slows 1974- Heads of State and Government meet 1979 European Monetary System Exchange Rate Mechanism European Currency Unit European Monetary Cooperation Fund 1979 first elections to the European Parliament 1981 Greece joins 1986 Spain and Portugal join
64. ConstitutionalTreaty 2000: Treaty of Nicenot a long-termsolution Idea: a wholenewtreaty European Convent 2003-2004 Treatyestablishing a Constitutionforthe European Union 2005 France, Netherlandsvoteno Period of reflection (2005-07)
65. Treaty of Lisbon Instead: newamendingTreaty 2007 Reform Treaty (Lisbon) 2008: Irelandvotes no, 2009: new Irish vote December 2009: Lisbon Treaty enters into force New institutions New decision-making rules European Union has legal personality Pillar system abolished
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67. Resources Europa portal http://europa.eu/ European Navigator http://www.ena.lu/ EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/ EUROSTAT http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu EUTube http://www.youtube.com/EUtube
68. Group work Formgroups of 5-6 people Introduceyourselves! Importantdates of the European Union Writeimportanthappeningsin Korea! History Politics Family Sport
70. MemberStates 1952: 6 BeNeLux, Germany, France, Italy 1973: 9 Denmark, Ireland, UK 1981: 10 Greece 1986: 12 Spain, Portugal 1995: 15 Austria, Finland, Sweden 2004: 25 CzechRepublic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus, Malta 2007: 27 Bulgaria, Romania
71. Becoming a MemberState – Treatycriteria Article 2 The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail. Article 49 Any European State which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become a member of the Union. Article 50 Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.
72. Agreestoapplyacquiscommunautaire The wholeEU legalsystem, e.g.: FoundingTreaties Regulations, directivesmade bythe EU institutionsetc. AgreementsbetweenMemberStates Case-law of theCourts …
