Objectives of the course

Introducing students with the functioning of the European Union as well as the decision-making process and the legal order of the EU.

CodeSubject statusSemesterClassesClasses
P-PEI Compulsory V 4+2 8

Acquired knowledge

The required level of knowledge and skills for understanding EU policies and law and the manner in which its regulations are applied in the Member States and the impact of Community law on the rights of third-country non-member countries.

Content of the subject

The first part is dedicated to institutional issues such as: the emergence and transformation of the EU, the EU bodies and their composition, competence, decision-making and relations with third countries. The second part examines the substantive law whose regulations regulate the functioning of the internal market: the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital, as well as competition rules and other EU policies.

Teaching methods and material mastering

Lectures, exercises, consultations, written examinations (colloquiums) individual student work (seminar and homework, papers, etc.), as well as group participation of students in the study of certain thematic units.

Forms of knowledge assessment

  • Test 1 (0-15 points)
  • Test 2 (0-15 points)
  • Final exam (0-50 points)
  • Seminar(s) (0-10 points)
  • Teaching activities (0-10 points)