Common Commercial Policy 4003-EU-LZ36-WPH
1. Introduction. Basic foreign and international economic policy. The concept of trade policy.
2-3. The concept and essence of common trade policy. The evolution of common trade policy principles.
4. The European Union in the global economy (Economic potential of the EU; Position of the EU in global trade in goods; Position of the EU in international trade in services; Economic power of the EU)
5. Instruments of common trade policy; classifications: legal, economic, protective and offensive. The EU customs system. Non-tariff measures to protect the internal market.
6. The EU and the international trading system: negotiating position in the Doha Round, the EU's stance on WTO reform.
7. The EU's external trade policy towards third countries: classification of agreements and competences for concluding them. Analysis of selected bilateral relations: Relations with EFTA countries (EEA Agreement), Switzerland and Turkey. Community tariff preference system; Preferential agreements with developing countries (ACP) – economic partnership agreements, trade relations with Mediterranean countries. Specific features of cooperation agreements with Russia and China. Relations between the European Union and MERCOSUR, relations between the European Union and the Andean Community, European Union-Mexico, European Union-Chile. Trade relations with the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and New Zealand. Trade relations with ASEAN, India, the Republic of Korea and the GCC.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students should:
• understand the basic theories and issues related to trade policy;
• acquire basic knowledge of the common trade policy, its legal basis, and the EU's economic relations with third countries and integration groups;
• be able to freely search for information on EU trade policy in available online and traditional sources;
• develop the ability to think analytically and critically and to assess international phenomena in the field of EU trade policy;
• develop the ability to formulate well-considered conclusions;
• develop the ability to express and present one's thoughts in public (through participation in discussions and debates during classes and through the preparation and presentation of presentations on a given topic);
• increase one's orientation towards a future professional career
Assessment criteria
Students will be assessed on the basis of their work throughout the semester. The final grade will consist of:
• attendance and participation in classes (1 absence allowed);
• presentation on selected bilateral relations between the EU and a trading partner.
Bibliography
Literatura podstawowa:
• A. Wróbel, Wspólna polityka handlowa Unii Europejskiej, Warszawa 2014.
• G. Mazur, Wspólna polityka handlowa Unii Europejskiej, Warszawa 2017.
Literatura dodatkowa:
A. de Lima Campos, J.A. Gaviria, Introduction to trade policy, Routledge 2018.
• J. Adriaensen, National Administrations in EU Trade Policy: Maintaining the Capacity to Control (European Administrative Governance), Palgrave Macmillan 2016.
• A. Wróbel, Multilateralism or bilateralism: recent trends in trade policy, w: Key Problems of Selected Economies, Regions and Industries, „Trends in the World Economy”, vol 5, Szczecin 2013.
• A. Wróbel, Prospects for the Establishment of EU-India Free Trade Area, w: J. Marszałek-Kawa (ed.), Dilemmas of Contemporary Asia. Deliberations on Economy and Security, Toruń 2013.
A. Wróbel, Mechanisms and instruments of Common Commercial Policy. Implications for Poland, w: Poland in the European Union: Adjustment and Modernization Lessons for Ukraine, Edited by Artur Adamczyk and Kamil Zajączkowski, Warsaw-Lviv 2012.
• A. Wróbel, Stanowisko Unii Europejskiej w negocjacjach rolnych WTO i jego implikacje dla Wspólnej Polityki Rolnej, Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie seria Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego tom 12 (XXVII) zeszyt 2 2012.
• A. Wróbel, Polityka handlowa Unii Europejskiej wobec państw Azji Wschodniej i Południowo-Wschodniej, „Stosunki Międzynarodowe-International Relations” 2012, nr 2 (t. 46).
• A. Wróbel, The EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement, „Stosunki Międzynarodowe-International Relations” 2012, nr 1 (t. 45).
• A. Wróbel, Wspólna polityka handlowa Unii Europejskiej. Implikacje dla Polski, „Studia Europejskie” 2011 nr 4 (60).
• A. Wróbel, Stosunki handlowe Szwajcaria–Unia Europejska, w: D. Popławski, Państwa niemieckojęzyczne w procesie integracji europejskiej. Austria, Liechtenstein, Szwajcaria, Warszawa 2011.
• A. Wróbel, Stanowisko negocjacyjne Unii Europejskiej na forum Światowej Organizacji Handlu, w: J. Adamowski, K.A. Wojtaszczyk, Strategie rozwoju Unii Europejskiej, Warszawa 2010.
• Szypulewska-Porczyńska, Polityka handlowa Unii Europejskiej w dziedzinie usług,: między rozwiązaniami wielostronnymi a dwustronnymi, „Wspólnoty Europejskie” 2009, nr 3
• J. Kaczurba, Unia Europejska w WTO, Warszawa 2004.
• J. Rymarczyk, M. Wróblewski, Wymiana handlowa UE z wybranymi regionami świata, Wrocław 2004.
• Materiały KE.
• www.wto.org
• M. Matsushita, T. J. Schoenbaum, P. C. Mavroidis, The World Trade Organization Law, Practice, and Policy, Oxford International Law Library 2006.
• J. Kaczurba, Unia Europejska w WTO, Warszawa 2004.
• J. Rymarczyk, M. Wróblewski, Wymiana handlowa UE z wybranymi regionami świata, Wrocław 2004.
• A.A. Ambroziak, E. Kawecka-Wyrzykowska, Traktatowe stosunki handlowe Wspólnoty Europejskiej z krajami trzecimi, w: E. Kawecka-Wyrzykowska, E. Synowiec (red.), Unia Europejska, Przygotowania Polski do członkostwa, Warszawa 2002.
• S. Miklaszewski, Zagraniczna polityka handlowa Unii
Europejskiej, Tarnów 2005.
Additional information
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