July 5 - July 15 2008
Prague, Czech Republic

July 5 - July 15 2008, Prague, Czech Republic

Reading materials

General Reading All courses expect basic knowledge of the EU affairs. Those students who have never studied EU topics (or those who did but forgot everything) are supposed to learn the composition and function of EU institutions, the decision-making procedures in the EU, and the distribution of competencies between the Member States and the EU beforehand. You can also obtain the following publications from Commission representations and delegations.
	How the European Union works, Luxembourg, European Commission 2003	link pdf
	Pascal Fontaine: Europe in 12 lessons, Luxembourg, European Commission 2003	link pdf

Workshops
Workshop 1: Internal security and issues pertinent to the fight against terrorism
	Annalisa Meloni: The Development of Common Visa Policy Under The Treaty of Amsterdam	pdf
	Paul Luif: The Treaty of Prum: A Replay of Schengen? OPTIONAL	pdf
Workshop 2: Transatlantic market and WTO issues, including trade in agricultural products and agricultural policies
	Understanding the WTO - official document	pdf
	The Agreements - The WTO is rules-based; its rules are negotiated agreements - official document OPTIONAL	pdf
Workshop 3: Democracy assistance and promotion worldwide
	Jeff Lovitt, Vera Rihackova: Is the EU ready to put democracy assistance at the heart of European foreign policy?	pdf
	Thomas Carothers: Is a League of Democracies a Good Idea?	pdf
Workshop 4: EU - US co-operation in the European Neighbourhood
	Mark Leonard, Nicu Popescu: A power Audit of EU-Russia Relations; pages 1-10	pdf
	Ian Lesser: Turkey´s Travails: Outlook and Strategic Consequences	pdf
	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Western Balkans: Enhancing the European Perspective (SEC 2008/288)	pdf
	Understanding Enlargement - The European Union´s Enlargement Policy OPTIONAL	pdf
	Myths and Facts about Enlargement OPTIONAL	link
	Key Findings of the Progress Report on Kosovo and the Potential Candidate Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia OPTIONAL	link
	Key Findings of the Progress Report on the Candidate Countries: Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey OPTIONAL	link
Workshop 5: External security and defence policy
	Mary Elise Sarotte: Transatlantic Tension and Threat Perception	pdf
	Tomas Valasek: France, NATO and European Defence	pdf
	Jean-Yves Haine: The EU´s Soft Power (Not Hard Enough?)	pdf
Workshop 6: Energy Security and Climate Change
	Michal Roskanin: Expansion of Gazprom into Europe. Where Is The Threat?	pdf
	Paul Isbell: Revisiting Energy Security	pdf
	Proposal of the European Commission on Energy Security OPTIONAL	pdf