Преподавател(и):

гл. ас. Катя Христова-Вълчева  д-р
гл. ас. Петя Георгиева  д-р

Описание на курса:

Компетенции:

Students who have successfully completed the course:

1) gather the knowledge on:

• the essence of formation and functioning of the main political institutions of the EU;

• the division of powers and their practical application by the EU institutions in the process of managing European policies

2) develop the capacity to:

use specific terminology regarding the work of the European institutions in English
Предварителни изисквания:
Good command of English language at level B.2.1.

Форми на провеждане:
Редовен

Учебни форми:
Лекция

Език, на който се води курса:
Английски

Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:

1. 1. European politics after 1945, main phases of creation of European organizations and their institutions; 2. Institutions and competencies of the Council of Europe; 3. Legal framework of functioning of the European Union; 4. The European Council as an EU institution; 5. The Council of Ministers as an EU institution; 6. The European Commission as an EU institution; 7. The European Parliament as an EU institution; 8. Judicial institutions of the EU
2. 9. Political parties and elections in the EU; 10. Citizens and their organisations in the EU; 11. Policies of the EU; 12. The EU in the world; 13. Enlargement of the EU
3. 14. Interim test 15. Final test

Литература по темите:

Hix, Simon and Hyland, Bjorn (2011) The Political System of the European Union 3rd Edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 9780230249820