International Summer Program

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1 University of Ulm International Summer Program European Integration Final discussion Prof. Dr. Werner Smolny, Thursday, July 7, 2005 University of Ulm, International Summer Program 2005, June 1 - July 29, 2005 European Union An Overview p. 1/1

2 Introduction Which countries in the EU have the smallest area? Which countries in the EU have the highest population? What are the neighbour countries of Germany? Which members of EU use the currency Euro? Which are the new EU-members who joined the European Union in 2004? European Union An Overview p. 2/1

3 European Union An Overview Give an overview of the process of enlargement of the european communities. Give an assessment of further enlargements of the European Union. Discuss the development of productivity in Europe in the post World War II period. Discuss the reasons of the productivity gap of Europe vs. the USA. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of European Integraton. European Union An Overview p. 3/1

4 Economic Integration Discuss different types of economic integration. Give some examples? What does regional economic integration mean? Discuss advantages and disadvantages of economic integration. Discuss the characteristics of European economic integration. Discuss the four freedoms of the European Single Market. European Union An Overview p. 4/1

5 The System of Institutions What is the European Commission? Outline how it is set up and briefly summarize their responsibilities in the European Union. Describe the Principle of Subsidiarity with respect to the work of the European Commission. Discuss the necessity of this principle. Some people believe the power of the European Parliament within the European Union is too low. Discuss this view. European Union An Overview p. 5/1

6 Germany An Introduction Give a short overview of the political system in Germany, in comparison with the political system in the European Union and in the USA. Imagine you are back home. Describe Germany to one of your friends using at least five basic facts. Discuss whether Germans have to worry about their economic future, especially regarding the past economic development and growth perspectives. European Union An Overview p. 6/1

7 Germany Discuss the process of economic reconstruction in Germany after World War II. Give an overview of the economic development in East Germany after unification. Discuss the economic situation in East Germany today. Give a brief overview of the economic situation in Germany today. European Union An Overview p. 7/1

8 Monetary Integration Describe the process of European monetary integration. Discuss advantages and disadvantages. What is an optimal currency area? Discuss whether the European Monetary Union is an optimal currency area. In new members joined the European Union. Most of them are interested in joining the Monetary Union as fast as possible. Discuss the expectation, the advantages and disadvantages of this process, from the viewpoint of the ECB and the viewpoint of prospective members. European Union An Overview p. 8/1

9 European Environmental Policy I What is a prisoner s dilemma? Why can international environmental issues be modeled with this game-theoretic approach? Which was the single most important step towards environmental policy-making on European level What was so important about it? European Union An Overview p. 9/1

10 European Environmental Policy II Discuss the fundamental function of all environmental instruments. On which basis can different instruments be evaluated? Comment on the idea that the next Kondratieff cycle could be based on environmentally friendly technology. European Union An Overview p. 10/1

11 Eastern Enlargement and Reform Discussion Give an overview of the process of the eastern enlargement. Describe the motivations of the eastern enlargement for old and new member states. Discuss the challenges which are connected with the eastern enlargement of the EU. Discuss reasons for a new constitution for the EU. European Union An Overview p. 11/1

12 Written Examination Monday, July 11, 2 4 p.m. Room or 10 questions based on the presentations and the discussions Please remember to provide the summaries. European Union An Overview p. 12/1