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SOS-55 - European Union: The Basics (SOS-55)

Course specification
Type of study Bachelor academic studies
Study programme
Course title European Union: The Basics (SOS-55)
Acronym Status Semester Number of classes ECTS
SOS-55 mandatory 7 4L + 2E 8.0
Lecturers
Lecturer
    Lecturer/Associate (practicals)
      Prerequisite Form of prerequisites
      Enrolled in fifth semester The conditions for attending the course and taking exams from the subjects are more closely defined in the Decision on Monitoring and Evaluation of Student Work in the School Year 2013/2014. year of the Faculty of Political Science.
      Learning objectives
      This subject gives a significant contribution to the overall picture of the unification of Europe, the stage of enlargement, and the development of the European Union's institutional system. Students will be able to understand the current situation in the European Union and by monitoring and analyzing this situation will be able to recognize the potentials and benefits for the Western Balkans region.
      Learning outcomes
      Students are expected to understand the fundamentals of the functioning of the European Union, the rules by which Member States work and the effects on the accession countries, as well as new challenges that arise as an obstacle to integration, so that they can actively engage in processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
      Content
      - Jean Monnet and the European Movement; - Marshall Plan and European Integration; - Shuman's plan; European Coal and Steel Community; Attempting to establish the European Defense Community; The European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community; - France, Germany and the European Community; Empty chair crisis; Luxembourg Compromise; - The European monetary system; British budget issue; Single Market Program; - Unique European act; - Economic integration and geopolitical changes; - Maastricht Treaty; Problems with the ratification of the Treaty; - The policy of expanding European integration; Stages of enlargement; - Amendments to the Treaty on the European Union; - European Commission, competencies and role; - European Council; - Council of the European Union; - The European Parliament; - European Court of Justice; General Court; Audit Court; - The European Central Bank; European Investment Bank; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; European System of Central Banks; - Advisory bodies: Economic and Social Committee; Committee of the Regions; - Decision making and inter-institutional dynamics; advisory procedure; cooperation procedure; coding procedure; comitology procedure; budget negotiation and acceptance of the final budget account; - The content, sources and instruments of European Union law; Legislative activities of EU institutions; Legislative procedures;
      Teaching Methods
      Teaching is carried out through lectures on the content of the subject, discussion of issues from the processed matter, reading and analysis of the given materials, problem discussions and the presentation of seminar papers at the exercises. The main obligation of all students is regular attendance, reading materials and activity at classes, as well as writing pre-requisites. In order to obtain a condition for verifying the proper attendance of the course, the student can be left with a maximum of 20% of the lessons in total.
      Literature
      1. Hrestomatija za internu upotrebu: Osnove Evropske unije, za školsku 2018/2019. godinu (Original title)
      2. 1. Dezmon Dinan: Sve bliža unija, uvod u evropsku integraciju, Beograd, Službeni Glasnik, 2009. (Original title)
      3. 2. Dragoljub Todić; Vladimir Grbić; Miroslav Antevski: Pridruživanje Evropskoj uniji i održivi razvoj, Beograd, 2014. (Original title)
      4. 3. Miroslav Prokopijević: Evropska unija – uvod, Službeni glasnik Beograd, 2009. (Original title)
      5. 4. Budimir Košutić: Uvod u Evropsko pravo, Zavod za udžbenike Beograd, 2006. (Original title)
      Evaluation and grading
      Pre-examination obligations consist of: two (2) colloquiums (20 points), one (1) seminar work on the given subject (5 points) and a regular and active attendance (5 points). Up to 50 points can be won at the pre-examination level. The final exam is conducted verbally and it checks the knowledge from the entire material, and it carries a maximum of 50 points. The final grade is accomplished by adding up the success achieved on all elements of the knowledge test, i.e. by adding points from pre-examination obligations (maximum 50) and exam points (maximum 50). In order to successfully fulfill the subject obligations, ie to obtain a minimum passing grade (6), the student must score at least 51 points from the pre-examination and examinations. The grade seven (7) reflects 61-70 points, eight (8) 71-80 points, grade nine (9) 81-90 points and grade ten (10) 91-100 points.