EUROPEAN UNION II

Carmen-Isolina Egea – Carmen-isolina@ufv.es

Evaluation:
50% – Final exam

40% – Papers, presentation, debate

Final paper: 1,500 to 2,500. Deadline delivery final paper: 15th April (15h)

10% – Participation

Content:
Part I. Introduction to the European union policies

1. The European union policies and the distribution of competences

Part II. The economic policies

2. The European Single Market

3. The European monetary Union

Part III. Internal policies

4. The Agricultural policy

Part IV. External relations

5. Trade policy
6. Foreign and security policy
EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS :

Characteristics of Spanish
President Ex-President
the President representative

Party: EPP1
EUROPEAN Ursula Von der Jean-Claude
Joseph Borrell
COMMISSION Leyer Juncker
Country: Germany

Party: ALDE2
EUROPEAN
Charles Michel Donald Tusk Pedro Sánchez
COUNCIL *
Country: Belgium

Party: EPP
EUROPEAN
Roberta Metsola David Sasoli Joseph Borrell
PARLIAMENT
Country: Malta

* It’s the head of state or government. En España se selecciona al representante español

dentro del European Council gracias a las listas representativas de personas en las elecciones.

Council of the European Union  The representation of the ministers. There is always a
president holding a chair. This job position of president is changing every 6 months. They get
to lead the meetings. They have more power when it comes to generate debate topics,
however they don’t have power to make the last decision (lideran el tema de debate hacia sus
conveniencias). Right now, it’s Sweden holding the chair, next is Spain. Even though there is
permanent representation all the time. Spanish representative: Alejandro Blanco.

WHAT DETERMINES POLICIES?

 Institutions
 Politics
 Constitutional frameworks. The treaties (Lisbon treaty)

1
Partido Popular Europeo
2
Partido de la Alianza de los Liberales y Demócratas por Europa