European Union Institutions 2105-PP-L-D2INEU
1. Intergovernmentalism and supranationalism in the EU institutional system.
2. The EU's democratic deficit.
3. EU institutional system - definition and classification problems.
4. Origins of the European Council.
5. Structure of the European Council.
6. Methods of decision-making in the European Council.
7. Functions of the European Council.
8. Origins of the Council of the European Union.
9. Structure of the Council of the European Union.
10. Methods of making decisions in the Council of the European Union.
11. Qualified majority in the Council of the European Union.
12. Functions of the Council of the European Union.
13. Origins of the European Parliament.
14. European Parliament elections.
15. Organizational structure of the European Parliament.
16. Political structure of the European Parliament.
17. Methods of decision-making in the European Parliament.
18. Functions of the European Parliament.
19. Origins of the European Commission.
20. Structure of the European Commission.
21. Appointment of the European Commission.
22. Methods of making decisions in the European Commission.
23. Functions of the European Commission.
24. Origins of the Court of Justice of the EU.
25. The structure of the Court of Justice of the EU: the issue of instances.
26. Appointment of members of the Court of Justice of the EU at all levels.
27. Main types of proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU.
28. Origins of the European Central Bank.
29. Structure of the European Central Bank.
30. Appointment of members of the bodies of the European Central Bank.
31. Functions of the European Central Bank.
32. Origin of the Court of Auditors.
33. Structure of the Court of Auditors.
34. Appointment of members of the Court of Auditors.
35. Functions of the Court of Auditors.
36. Origin of the Economic and Social Committee.
37. Structure of the Economic and Social Committee.
38. Appointment of members of the Economic and Social Committee.
39. Functions of the Economic and Social Committee.
40. Origins of the Committee of the Regions.
41. Structure of the Committee of the Regions.
42. Appointment of members of the Committee of the Regions.
43. Functions of the Committee of the Regions.
44. Agencies.
45. Comitology.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
K_W05: the undergraduate knows and understands the administrative structure of the EU and the normative and functional-structural determinants of the competences of EU authorities
K_W10: the undergraduate knows and understands the features of legal and social norms constituting and regulating European social structures and institutions
K_W12: the undergraduate knows and understands views on EU structures and institutions
K_U01: the undergraduate is able to observe, interpret, analyze and describe the relationships between phenomena and processes in the political, administrative and socio-economic spheres in the EU
K_U02: the undergraduate is able to use the conceptual framework and nomenclature of European Union institutions
K_U03: the undergraduate is able to analyze the conditions and mechanisms of functioning of EU institutions
K_U04: the undergraduate is able to forecast social processes and phenomena and their practical effects using standard methods and tools appropriate for EU socio-political phenomena
K_U05: the undergraduate is able to use normative systems, norms and rules appropriate for selected EU institutions in order to properly manage and administer the institution and its affairs
K_U07: the undergraduate is able to analyze solutions to specific problems in the political area and proposes effective and ethical methods
resolving these problems
K_U08: the undergraduate is able to develop and present the results of scientific research and use them to analyze and solve scientific problems and implement solutions to practical social problems relevant to European studies
K_U09: the undergraduate is able to prepare written works individually and collectively in Polish on political issues of the European Union using basic concepts and theoretical approaches as well as various sources of obtaining information relevant to European studies
K_U10: the undergraduate is able to prepare individually and collectively oral presentations in Polish on political issues of the European Union using basic concepts and theoretical approaches as well as various sources of obtaining information relevant to European studies
K_K01: the undergraduate is ready to recognize the importance of knowledge and enrich professional experience in the field of EU institutions
K_K02: the undergraduate is ready to fulfill professional roles responsibly and cooperate in a group with a diversified structure and tasks in the sphere of EU institutions, demanding ethical principles from him(her)self and others
K_K03: the undergraduate is ready to initiate and define priorities for implementing a specific task related to the EU institutional system
K_K04: the undergraduate is ready to identify dilemmas related to performing the profession of an official and employee of EU institutions
Assessment criteria
Annual work (classes) and a written exam consisting of 10 open questions (lecture).
Bibliography
1. Traktat o Unii Europejskiej (Polish consolidated version), Dz.U. UE C 202, 7.06.2016.
2. Traktat o funkcjonowaniu Unii Europejskiej (Polish consolidated version), Dz.U. UE C 202, 7.06.2016.
3. Prawo instytucjonalne Unii Europejskiej, ed. by M.M. Kenig-Witkowska, Warszawa 2019.
4. J. Barcz, M. Górka, A. Wyrozumska, Instytucje i prawo Unii Europejskiej. Podręcznik dla kierunków prawa, zarządzania i administracji, Warszawa 2020.
5. Website:
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: