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Learning unit: Europe. The European Union. Syllabus:
- The European Union. EU enlargement.
- EU economy. Foreign trade: exports and imports.
- Doing business in European countries.
- International relations of the European Union: European Free Trade Association (EFTA), European Economic Area (EEA), Asia-Europe (ASEM), ASEAN, Cotonou Africa, Agadir Agreement.
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
- Europe 2020 multi-annual programme.
European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Introduction to the European Investment Bank (EIB).
- The EIB Group: The European Investment Fund (EIF) and EIB.
- EIB Strategy: Enlargement Countries, African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP), Asia and Latin America (ALA), EU Eastern Neighbours.
- Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP).
International relations of the European Union
European Union Enlargement
- EU enlargement policy.
- Conditions for Enlargement.
- Accession of Croatia to the EU.
EU's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
- EU - Generalised System of Preferences (GSP).
- GSP+ scheme.
- The Everything But Arms arrangement (EBA).
European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
- Introduction to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP).
- Eastern Partnership.
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED)
- The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EUROMED).
- The Barcelona Process and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).
- EU-Mediterranean trade relations.
Agadir Agreement
- Introduction to the Arab Mediterranean Free trade agreement (Agadir Agreement).
- Members: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan.
- The Agadir Technical Unit. The Barcelona process.
- The Agadir Agreement and the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean system of cumulation of origin.
- Regional trade in Agadir countries. Trade with the European Union.
- Case study: Doing business in Jordan.
- Case study: automotive sector in the Arab-Mediterranean free trade agreement.
Black Sea Synergy (EU)
- Introduction to the Black Sea Synergy (European Union).
- EU's relationship with Ukraine and Moldova. Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA).
UE - Africa: Cotonou
Agreement
- The Africa - European Union strategic partnership.
- EU infrastructure trust fund for Africa.
- The Cotonou Agreement. The ACP group.
- Euro-Mediterranean partnership.
- European neighbourhood policy.
- EU bilateral relations with Africa. Trade development and cooperation agreement (TDCA) with South Africa. The EU-Algeria association agreement.
- Agreements with Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
EU - South Caucasus
- The South Caucasus region.
- EU Trade policy with the South Caucasus.
- EU - South Caucasus Trade Relations.
EU - Western Balkans
- The Western Balkans region.
- EU Trade policy. European Union - Western Balkans Trade Relations.
Central European Initiative (CEI)
- Introduction to the Central European Initiative (CEI).
- Funds and Instruments.
- Areas of Activity.
- Case study: Pan European Corridor VIII.
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
- Introduction to the Council of the Baltic Sea States.
- Vilnius Declaration: A Vision for the Baltic Sea Region by 2020.
- Economic Development.
- Regional organisations in the Baltic Sea Region.
- State of the region report.
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Foreign trade of the European Union
- Introduction to the EU’s Trade policy.
- Europe 2020 strategy.
- Foreign trade of the European Union: imports, exports, FDI.
- Industrial Goods and services.
Deepen relations with strategic partners
EU - US Trade Relations TEC
- The Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC).
- EU - US trade relations.
- Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD).
EU - Russia Trade Relations
- European Union - Russia trade relations.
- The new EU and Russia Agreement.
EU - China Trade Relations
- European Union - China trade relations.
- EU-China Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
- EU relations with Hong Kong and Macau.
EU- India trade relations
- European Union - India trade relations.
- EU and India Free Trade Agreement.
Free Trade Agreements of the European Union
- Free Trade Agreements of the European Union.
- EU Regional Trade Agreements (FTA, Customs Unions, Regional Economic Integration).
- Ongoing bilateral and regional negotiations.
EU - EFTA
- Introduction to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
- Economic profile of the EFTA States.
- European Economic Area (EEA).
- Free Movement of Goods and Services.
- International Relations. Free Trade Agreements: Singapore, India, Canada, Korea, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, GCC, Jordan ...
EU - South Korea Free Trade Agreement
(FTA)
- The EU South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
- Benefits of the agreement: Tariff elimination, market access, intellectual property rights ...
- The EU South Korea Trade Relations. EU Gateway Programme.
EU - ASEAN
- Introduction to the Trans-Regional ASEAN European Union Trade Initiatives (TREATI)
- Trade Relations between ASEAN and EU countries.
EU - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade
Agreement
- The EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trade Relations.
- EU - GCC Free Trade Agreement.
EU - Central America Association Agreement
- European Union and Central America Trade Relations.
- The Association Agreement between Central America and the EU.
EU - Andean Countries. FTA with
Colombia and Peru
- European Union and Andean Countries Trade Relations.
- The Trade Agreement between Colombia, Peru and the EU.
EU - Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
- European Union and Mercosur Trade Relations.
- EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement.
EU - Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
- European Union and Chile Trade Relations.
- EU-Chile Free Trade Agreement.
EU - Mexico Free Trade Agreement FTA
- European Union and Mexico Trade Relations.
- The EU - Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
EU - Turkey Customs Union
- EU - Turkey trade relations.
- European Union and Turkey Customs Union.
Asia-Europe Economic Meeting
(ASEM)
- Introduction to the Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM).
- Trade facilitation.
- The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
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Spanish: Unión Europea
The primary objective of this part, is to offer a
global vision of Europe economy and European institutions.
Course summary:
EU the world's biggest single market. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EU International relations ASEM ASEAN
Institutions and Agreements.
The European Union (EU) has grown in size with successive waves of accessions. Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined in 1973 followed by
Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986 and Austria, Finland and
Sweden in 1995. New countries are joining the European Union:
Cyprus, the
Czech Republic,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the
Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania. A new era of opportunity begins
for Europe. 450 million people in 25 countries can now build their future
together, united in peace, freedom and democracy.
Turkey is also a candidate country.
Member states of the EU:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy |
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom |
It is now the world's biggest single market, in population terms, though the
North American Free Trade Agreement remains larger in terms of economic might.
In Copenhagen on 13 December 2002, the European Council took one of the most
momentous steps in the entire history of European unification. It decided to
welcome 10 more countries to join the EU on 1 May 2004. In taking this decision, the European Union was not simply increasing its surface area and its
population. It was putting an end to the split in our continent - The rift that, from 1945 onwards, separated the free world from the Communist world. So this
fifth enlargement of the EU has a political and moral dimension.
The EU-Africa summit, held in December 2007 in Lisbon, cemented new Africa-EU Strategic partnership, marking a
qualitative leap in relations between the two continents. The Joint Africa-EU
strategy provides an overarching long-term framework for Africa- EU relations, while its first action plan specifies concrete proposals for 2008-2010, structured along 8 Africa-EU strategic partnerships.
Europe and Africa are connected by strong trade links, making the EU the
biggest export market for African products. For example, approximately
85% of Africa’s exports of cotton, fruit and vegetables are imported by the European Union (EU).
The Agadir agreement, which lies within the scope of the Barcelona process, is one of the preferential regional agreements of the
Pan-Euro-Mediterranean system.
ASEAN received a total of US$ 7.2 billion of
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
from the European Union in 2009 and it is accounted for 18.4% of the total FDI
inflows into ASEAN in 2009 (total ASEAN FDI inflow in 2009 – USD$ 39.6 billion).
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was established
in 1991 when communism was crumbling in central and eastern Europe and ex-soviet
countries needed support to nurture a new private sector in a democratic
environment. Today the EBRD uses the tools of investment to help build market
economies and democracies in 27 countries from central Europe to central
Asia. The EBRD is the largest single investor in the
region and mobilizes significant Foreign direct investment beyond its own
financing. It is owned by 60 countries and two intergovernmental institutions.
But despite its public sector shareholders, it invests mainly in private
enterprises, usually together with commercial partners.
- Global strategies of European Union
companies
- Strategies of French companies
Europe, The European Union, European economy, institutions, world's biggest single market, European Bank, Reconstruction and Development, United Nations, Economic Commission for Europe, UNECE, Council of the Baltic Sea Status, European Free trade association, EFTA, Central European Initiative, CEI, Master, international business |
EENI International Business
