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Grants as a foreign policy instrument to promote democratic values in Central Europe: The case of EEA and Norway Grants
Harvik-Wright, Eira Cornelia ; Young, Mitchell (advisor) ; Benáček, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis looks at how a nation outside the EU, but inside EFTA, reacts to the illiberal changes and democratic backlashes in Poland and Hungary. To do so, it has looked at how particularly Norway positions itself in response to the said developments. The work undergone in this paper aims at contributing to the very scarcely covered topic of EEA and Norway Grants, which until this day continues to receive very little attention academically. The paper's research question is "How does Norway, through the EEA and Norway Grants, attempt to promote liberal democratic values in Central Europe?" To find evidence of how Norway aims at promoting liberal democratic values abroad, case studies on the EEA and Norway Grants in Poland and Hungary have been conducted. These two were chosen for several reasons but mainly summarised due to being objects of harsh critique both by the EU and by EFTA. Data and information were largely collected through a qualitative literature review of official reports and articles, and through talks with respective advisors. This thesis finds that Norway is attempting to promote liberal democratic values in Central Europe and that negotiations and signed agreements between Norway and Poland and Hungary serve more as an effective foreign policy tool to promote the liberal...
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Development of labor market regulations in the Czech Republic for workers from countries outside the EU / EEA and Switzerland
Warchoł, Marcin Jan ; Vaceková, Gabriela (advisor) ; Kotrusová, Miriam (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the regulations of the Czech labour market. The aim of this thesis is to describe and assess the development of Czech labour market regulations for workers outside the EU/EEA countries and Switzerland. It also compares the current state of the studied issue with the state and approach of Poland, with the intention of identifying common features and differences in the area in order to propose public policy measures on labour market regulations for workers outside the EU/EEA countries and Switzerland in the Czech Republic. The introduction deals with the influences that affect the labour market. The next part describes the development of labour market regulations in the Czech Republic and Poland in 2012-2020 and how both countries approach the implementation of individual measures. A case study was chosen as the main type of research design. The research focuses on an analysis of primary data obtained during semi-structured interviews with employees of individual ministries and a construction company owner, as well as an analysis of secondary data obtained from public policy documents, strategic and conceptual documents, legal standards, statistics and other relevant documents. Based on the performed analyses, the conclusion of the thesis provides proposals of potential...
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Legal position of Liechtenstein in European Economic Area
Havlová, Berenika ; Grmelová, Nicole (advisor) ; Spirit, Michal (referee)
The thesis defines legal status of Liechtenstein in the European Economic Area. It is divided into three consecutive chapters. The first chapter consists of two parts - general and economic characteristics of Liechtenstein. The general characteristic is based on the author's experience supported by scientific literature, while economic subchapter is based largely on statistical data. The second chapter focuses on the legal status of Liechtenstein and its position on international scene. The position is viewed from two perspectives, which affects it the most. First, from the perspective of participation in selected international organizations and second, the influence of close relationship with Switzerland. The last chapter analyses international litigation to which Liechtenstein is a party. The aim of this thesis is to define the legal relations of Liechtenstein, which forms its position, using the methods of analysis.
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Integration level of EFTA and it´s gradual integration in to the EU
Pašková, Karolína ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Hnát, Pavel (referee)
This thesis deals with the European Free Trade Association and its gradual integration into the European Union. Both EFTA and the EU were founded in post-war Europe with the objective of economic prosperity through mutual cooperation of the Member States, this later resulted in mutual cooperation between the two units and the progressive incorporation of EFTA into the EU. The first chapter discusses the development context for EFTA and the EEA upto 2001. The second chapter analyzes the impact of the revision of the memorandum on the relationship between Switzerland and the other EFTA members, the level of cooperation achieved in the EEA, and Switzerland's current relationship with the EU. The third chapter outlines the possibilities of further development of EFTA and the EEA countries and summarizes the current attitudes of individual members of EFTA towards furtherdeepening of their mutual relations.
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Iceland and the European Integration Processes
Plavec, Martin ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Tunkrová, Věra (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to describe the relationship between Iceland and the European integration, define Iceland's attitude towards it and explain the factors that shape this attitude. The thesis consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, basic characteristics of Iceland are laid out and an analysis of the factors that influence the country's attitude towards the European integration is conducted. The second chapter is dedicated to the development of mutual relations between Iceland and the European integration. This chapter covers period from the beginnings of the integration to the establishment of the EEA in the 1990s. The third chapter deals exclusively with the relationship between the EU and Iceland; some special attention is paid to the circumstances under which the Icelandic application to the EU was submitted as well as to the successive developments.
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European union - EFTA relations
Sadovenková, Ľubica ; Bič, Josef (advisor) ; Jelínek, Tomáš (referee)
The EFTA countries consider the EEA Agreement an ideal solution for their situation. It enables them to join the common market without controversial issues (oil, gas, fishery, environment) being touched. They refuse membership in the EU because of their exceptional economies. The main incentive to keep the relations with the EU so intensive is the trade, which has yet been adjusted by the EEA Agreement, and NATO forms a political framework. The contemporary situation shows how useful the membership in such a strong economic block can be. Iceland, which is considering application for a membership after overcome the bankruptcy, could be an example. We might expect that another EU enlargement will take effect as next inducement for the EFTA countries to revalue their attitude to the EU. Adding the fact that the public opinion, as a strong factor, is changing in time and the number of opponents is decreasing, we might assume integration of the EFTA countries into the EU in long-term.
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Financial mechanism EEA/Norway and Swiss Contribution and their using in the Czech Republic
Drátovská, Lucie ; Wokoun, René (advisor) ; Kouřilová, Jana (referee)
ANNOTATION The topic of this thesis is Financial Mechanisms of the European Economic Area and Norwegian Financial Mechanism and their using in the Czech Republic. In the introductory part there is described evolvement of these mechanisms since the foundation of the European Free Trade Association and the European Communities to their bilateral cooperation. This cooperation resulted in the creation of the European Economic Area. These Financial Mechanisms existence is based on creation EEA. The goal of this thesis is to present possibilities of the financial mechanisms and to show potential applicants for a financial support, how they could apply for the supporting finance and what they could expect. Furthermore the thesis contains analysis concerning use of the mechanisms in five years period 2004 -2009 and evaluation of results from questionnaire survey focused on one of the grants - Fund for Non-governmental Non-profit Organization. A general goal of this thesis is to provide to general and professional public compact information relating to the topic.
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Relations between EFTA and EU - historical perspective
Rusňáková, Zuzana ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Frostová, Věra (referee)
The thesis is dealing with the relations between EFTA and EU from the year 1960 up to present. Its goal is not only to describe them but also identify their key moments and circumstances which led to them and based on that to predict the future development. First chapter is devoted to the history of the relations between EFTA and EU from the year 1960 till mid 1990's. The second chapter focuses on EEA, its essence, tools and objectives. The third chapter then describes the development of the relations between EFTA and EU from mid 1990's up to present.
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