Course: The European Union

EENI- School of International Business

  Course “Introduction to the European Union and their Institutions” (e-learning, 3 ECTS, ).

The main objective of the e-learning course “Introduction to the European Union and their Institutions” (3 ECTS, e-learning) is to understand the complex functioning of the European Union (EU): The largest market in the world.

Given the complexity of the EU, two modules compose this course:

1. Introduction to the European Union
2. The institutions of the EU

Subjects and aims of the course “Introduction to the European Union and their Institutions”

Module one- Introduction to the European Union (EU): The largest market in the world

1. Objectives of the EU
2. Introduction to the budget and organisation of the EU
3. The European Union in figures
4. European Union’s Law
   1. The EU Treaties: Rome, Maastricht, Lisbon...
   2. Regulations, Directives and other legislative acts of the European Union
5. The functioning of the European Union
6. Introduction to the economy of the European Union
   1. The BREXIT
   2. Amancio Ortega, the third richest man in the world
7. Working for the European Union
8. The EU as a member of the European Economic Area of the Western Christian Civilisation (PDF)
   1. Christianity in Europe

The specific aims of the module one “Introduction to the European Union” of the course are the following:

1. To analyse the basic principles and functioning of the EU
2. To understand the basic concepts of the Community Law.
3. To assess the impact and causes of the BREXIT
4. To understand the importance of the European Union in the global scenario
5. To analyse the structural and investment funds of the European Union

Module two- The institutions of the European Union (EU).

1. The European Council: the political arm of the EU
   1. The Council of the European Union
   2. The Presidency of the Council of the EU
2. The European Commission: the executing body of the EU
3. The European Parliament: the legislative body
4. The Court of Justice of the European Union: the guarantor of the legality of the EU
5. The European Court of Auditors (ECA): the financial supervisor of the EU
6. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC): the consultative body
7. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR): the assembly of representatives
8. The European Investment Bank (EIB): the financial institution of the EU
9. The Decentralised EU Agencies
10. The European Central Bank

The specific aims of the second module of the course “The institutions of the European Union” are to learn about:

1. The role of each of the European Institutions
2. The role of the European Council as the political arm of the European Union
3. The EU’s political priorities
4. The Strategic Agenda for the Union in times of change
5. The role of the European Commission as an executing institution of the European Union
6. The objectives, priorities and structure of the European Commission
7. The implications of the White Paper on the future of Europe
8. The key role of the European Parliament
9. The Parliament’s legislative capacity and legislative procedures
10. The role of the Court of Justice as guarantor of legality in the European Union
11. The reports, regulations and jurisprudence of the Court of Justice
12. The role of the European Court of Auditors as the EU’s financial supervisor
13. The role of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) as an advisory body to the EU
14. The Europe 2020 Multi-Year Program
15. The role of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union and his relationship with EU policies and legislation
16. The areas of cooperation, objectives and strategy of the European Investment Bank
17. The specialised agencies of the EU
18. The role of the European Central Bank in the financial and monetary stability of the European Union

Aimed at all those who need to understand the complex functioning of the European Union.

Languages of study ( Curso UE EU EU).

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Note: The EU Foreign Policy is analysed in the course “International economic relations of the European Union.”

❮ Examples - Introduction to the EU ❯