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Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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Introduction: General Characteristics of the European Union
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R1.
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2
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Basics of the EU, situation after the Second World War, Schuman Declaration, European Coal and Steel Community.
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R1.R3.
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3
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Rome Treaties and brief content. Initiatives on political union, Fusion Treaty, 1970`s and 1980`s. More Deepening, single market.
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R1.R3.
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4
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First Enlargement (s) , UK, Ireland and Denmark, Mediterranean Enlargement.
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R1.R2.
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5
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1990`s. Political deepening, Amsterdam and Maastricht Treaties. Northern enlargement. Initial relations with Central and Eastern European Countries.
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R1.R2.
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6
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2000`s: Lisbon Treaty and its consequences, Eastern Enlargement, crisis in the EU, reasons and current situation
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R1.R2.
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7
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Basic Institutions of the EU: Commission, Council, Parliament and Court of Justice (1)
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R1.R3.
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8
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Basic Institutions of the EU (2) and the other Institutions, bodies and decision making procedure in the EU
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R1.R3.
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9
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Common Policy examples: Institutional Structures of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Foreign and Security Policy.
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R1.
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10
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Problems in the EU: Democratic deficit, migration, identity problems,economic problems, unemployment, aging population.
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R1.R2.R3.
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11
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UK`s exit from the EU, (Brexit), its effect and consequences, current situation on the EU enlargement, candidate and potential candidate countries, lessons of enlargement.
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R1.
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12
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The EU as an international actor, relations with neighbouring countries and the rest of the world.
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R2.
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13
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Theoretical explanations to European Integration (1)
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SR1.
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14
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Theoretical explanations to European Integration (2)
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SR1.
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