Course aims:

This course aims are to deepen knowledge of the operation of the Community institutional system - the history, organization, functioning and powers of the Community institutions and bodies.
Course reveals elements of the existing judicial system in the European Union or Court of Justice, the Court of First Instance and Civil Service Tribunal - composition, structure and functioning, powers, proceedings.
Existing regulatory system is introduced at EU level, indicating the categories of acts which they can issue them, Community decision-making mechanism.

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

PART I

HISTORY, ORGANIZATION, OPERATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

1. THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
2. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
3. COUNCIL
4. EUROPEAN COMMISSION
5. COURT OF AUDITORS
6. COMMUNITY BODIES

a). Economic and Social Committee

b). Committee of the Regions

c). European System of Central Banks

d). European Central Bank

e). European Investment Bank

f). Other Community bodies

PART II

REGULATORY SYSTEM COMMUNITY

A). Regulation

B). Direction

C). Decision

D). opinion

E). recommendation

F). Community agreements

G). Declarations, resolutions and position papers

H). The documents issued by the working bodies established by the Communities agreements executed with third countries

I). Agreements concluded between Member States in areas where there is no uniform Community rules

J). Decisions and agreements concluded by representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council

K). The commitments entered into by Member States of the European Union with third countries

PART III

MECHANISM decision-making process

A). co-decision procedure

B). cooperation procedure

C). consultation procedure

D). The budgetary procedure

E). Procedure for concluding international agreements

F). Procedure foreign policy

G). Common security procedure.

H). The procedure in the field of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

I). The procedure for suspending the rights of a State which is guilty of violation of fundamental principles of the European Union.

J). The procedure for amending the Treaties on which the European Union and the European Communities.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

• Applying theories, principles and concepts in a context determined
• Preliminary analysis of the data, their interpretation, the carrying out of classifications and some conceptual delineations
• Development of Vocational projects using theories, principles and specific methods of entitlement.

 

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper – interpretative essay – 80%; continuous assessment – 20%.

Recommended reading:

D.C. Dragos, European Union. Institutions. Mechanisms, CH Beck, -, 2007, -.
Stefan T., B. A. Gregoriou, Community Law, CH Beck, Bucuresti, 2007, -.
B. A. Gregoriou, Stephen T, European Union Treaties. Consolidated version, Hamangiu, Bucuresti, 2007, -.