European Economic Area

The aims of the subject “European Economic Area” are the following:

1. To define the characteristics of the European Economic Area of the Western-Christian Civilization;
2. To analyze the influence of Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism) on the European Economic Area;
3. To know the economic profile of the European Countries;
4. To understand the European economic integration processes of the Western Civilization;
5. To explore the economic relations with the other civilizations (Sinic, Hindu, Islamic, African, Buddhist) and the other areas of the Western-Christian Civilization (Latin America, United States);
6. To analyze the main Economic Organizations related to the European Economic Area.

The Subject “European Economic Area (Western Civilization)” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Courses: Introduction to the EU, Christianity & Business.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade, Religions & Business.

Doctorate: European Business, Ethics, Religions & Business, World Trade.

Learning materials in or Civilización Europea Civilization Europe Civilização Européia.

Why study “Christianity, Ethics and Business”?.

1. Credits of the Subject “European Economic Area”: 2 ;
2. Duration: two weeks.

Download the Syllabus of the Subject “European Economic Area” (PDF).

Related Subjects to the “European Economic Area.”

1- Introduction to the European Economic Area of the Western-Christian Civilization

1. Characterization of the European Economic Area;
2. Economic Profile of the region.

2- Christianity in Europe.

1. Catholicism in Europe;
2. Protestantism in Europe;
3. Anglicans;
4. Judaism and Agnosticism in Europe.

3- European Economic Integration of the Western-Christian Civilization (Economic Organizations, Trade Agreements)

European Union.

1. Economic Profile of the European Union (EU) countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Sweden;
2. Amancio Ortega, one of the richest men in the world.

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United Kingdom (BREXIT).

Institutions of the EU

1. European Commission;
2. European Parliament;
3. European Council;
4. European Economic and Social Committee;
5. Court of Justice;
6. European Investment Bank;
7. Committee of the Regions;
8. Court of Auditors;
9. Decentralized Agencies.

European Single Market.

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1. European Single Market;
2. Services Directive of the EU;
3. Digital Single Market;
4. Taxation System;
5. European Economic and Monetary Union;
6. European Central Bank;
7. European Customs Union.

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1. European Foreign Policy;
2. European External Action Service.

International Economic Relations of the EU.

1. European Union Enlargement;
2. European Union Free Trade Agreements;
3. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP);
4. Foreign trade of the EU;
5. Export to the EU.

Interactions of the EU with the other civilizations.

1. EU with the other economic areas of the Western Civilization:
   1. Europe (Non-EU)
      1. European Economic Area (with the EFTA);
      2. Central European Initiative (CEI);
      3. European Neighborhood Policy
         1. Black Sea Synergy;
         2. EU-South Caucasus;
         3. EU-Western Balkans;
         4. Eastern Partnership.
   2. Latin America. Free Trade Agreements with the Andean Community, MERCOSUR, Chile, Mexico, Central America, and the CARIFORUM;
   3. North America.
      1. United States. Relationships between the European Union and the US. Future Free Trade Agreement;
      2. EU-Canada CETA Trade Agreement.
2. EU with the African Civilization
   1. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership;
   2. EU-Algeria Association Agreement;
   3. Free Trade Agreements with Ivory Coast, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, and Cameroon.
3. EU with the Islamic Civilization
   1. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED);
   2. Agadir Agreement;
   3. European Union-Turkey Customs Union;
   4. Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jordan, Lebanon...
4. EU with the Orthodox Civilization:
   1. Relationships between the European Union and Russia;
   2. Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
5. EU with the Hindu Civilization:
   1. European Union-India Free Trade Agreement.
6. EU with the Sinic Civilization:
   1. Relationships between the European Union and China;
   2. FTA with South Korea.
7. Other Inter-Civilizations agreements:
   1. FTA with the ASEAN;
   2. Asia-Europe Meeting;
   3. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (EU is an observer of the SAARC).

European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

1. Economic Profile of the European Free Trade Association countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland;
2. EFTA Free Trade Agreements
   1. Middle East: Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan, Lebanon;
   2. Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Southern African Customs Union (SACU);
   3. Asia: Singapore, India, South Korea, the Philippines;
   4. America: Canada, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Central America;
   5. Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.

Trans-European Transport Network Corridors.

1. Atlantic Transport Corridor;
2. Baltic-Adriatic Transport Corridor;
3. North Sea-Baltic Transport Corridor;
4. North Sea-Mediterranean Transport Corridor;
5. Mediterranean Transport Corridor;
6. Eastern Europe-Eastern Mediterranean Transport Corridor;
7. Scandinavian-Mediterranean Transport Corridor;
8. Rhine-Alpine Transport Corridor;
9. Rhine-Danube Transport Corridor;
10. Strasbourg-Danube Transport Corridor;
11. Pan-European Corridor II;
12. Pan-European Corridor IX;
13. Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA);
14. Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli);
15. Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO);
16. Trans-Caspian Corridor.

Other Economic Institutions in Europe.

1. Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS);
2. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);
3. Regional Cooperation Council (RCC).

European Economic Area of the Western-Christian Civilization.

The Christian Countries (Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox) mainly compose Europe.

The European Countries that are part of the European Economic Area of the Christian-Western Civilization:

1. Member States of the EU (EU) with Catholic or Protestant majorities: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden;
2. EFTA States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland;
3. The case of the United Kingdom (BREXIT);
4. Other European Countries: Andorra, Monaco, and San Marino.

Germany is the Central State of the European Economic Area of the Western-Christian Civilization, while France and the United Kingdom (until Brexit) have a significant influence.

The European Union is the largest trading bloc in the World (19% of the total world's trade).

The European Countries that are not part of the European Economic Area of the Western-Christian Civilization are:

1. Countries with Orthodox majorities of the EU (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece and Romania) are integrated economically in the European Area of the Western-Christian Civilization, but from a cultural, religious and historical point of view fit better with the Orthodox Civilization;
2. Other European Countries with Orthodox majorities (Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, and Ukraine) and consider as a part of the Orthodox Civilization;
3. The European Countries with Muslim majorities (Albania -62% Muslim-, Azerbaijan, Turkey) consider them as members of the Islamic Civilization.

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