European Integration

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version 20.0 of 02/10/2023

22B0921

European Integration

• Internationale Betriebswirtschaft und Management (B.A.)
• Volkswirtschaftslehre (B.A.)

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The influence of the European Union on the law, politics and the economy of its member states is continuously growing. The course "European law" introduces students to the European integration and the political bodies of the European Union. Students will be made familiar with the fundamental freedoms of the EC treaty, the competences of the European Communities and their implementation in different fields.

• 1. Historical development of the European integration
• 2. Institutional framework of the European Communities
• 3. Budget of the European communities
• 4. European legal framework (primary and secondary law, fundamental rights, relationship between national and European law, principles of conferral and proportionality, flexibilisation, legal protection by the ECJ
• 5. Fundamental freedoms of the EC treaty
• 5.1. Free movement of goods
• 5.2. Free movement of workers
• 5.3. Right of establishment
• 5.4. Services
• 5.5. Capital and payments
• 5.6. General prohibition of discrimination
• 6. Competences of the EC and their implementation
• 6.1. Common agricultural policy
• 6.2. Competition rules
• 6.3. Approximation of laws and European Law of Companies
• 6.5. Taxes
• 6.5. Economic and monetary policy
• 6.6. Common trade policy and development cooperation
• 6.7. Protection of the environment
• 6.8. Common transport policy / trans-European networks
• 6.9. Consumer protection
• 6.10. Social policy and employment
• 6.11. Economic and social cohesion
• 6.12. Education and culture
• 6.13. Common research policy
• 6.14. Visa and immigration policy
• 7. Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
• 8. Common foreign and security policy

Knowledge Broadening
Students who have successfully studied this module have a broad and integrated knowledge of the system of the European Union, in particular the European Community.
Knowledge Deepening
They understand how European law affects the conduct of companies and member states, municipalities and other governmental bodies in economic matters. In particular, students understand and are able to apply the fundamental freedoms of the internal market and command knowledge of European competition law and legally relevant issues of social, consumer and environmental policy.
Instrumental Skills and Competences

Communicative Skills and Competences
They are able to communicate these issues to employees and superiors within their work environment after graduation.
Systemic Skills and Competences

Seminaristic course with integrated case-studies

Principles of Economics

Mayer, Peter

• Mayer, Peter
• Müller-Bromley, Nicolai
• Trabold, Harald
• Skala, Martin
• Jennes, Geert
• Hirata, Johannes

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Baldwin, Richard and Charles Wyplosz (2020): The Economics of European Integration, McGraw HillNugent, Neill (2017): The Government and Politics of the European Union, 8th edition, palgrave macmillanStiglitz, Joseph (2016): The Euro and its threat to the future of Europe, Penguin BookTurner, Chris (2016): EU Law - Key facts, key cases, Routhledge

• Two-Hour Written Examination
• Portfolio exam

Written examination (2 hours)

Kenntnisse der primären und ausgewählten Bereiche des sekundären europäischen Gemeinschaftsrechts sowie der theoretischen und institutionellen Grundlagen der Europäischen Union.

1 Term

Only Summer Term

English