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The Developement of Economic Cooperation between EU and USA since the end of the Cold War
Paščenková, Jana ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Karlas, Jan (referee)
in English This thesis deals with the factors that influence changing intensity of bilateral economic cooperation between EU and USA in the period between 2002 and 2012. The quantitative tests by correlation are made separately for the trade and the financial area of cooperation. The first tested factor was the economic interdependence of EU and USA, which is based on liberal thoughts in international relations. Its positive influence on cooperation that was assumed for this factor was confirmed only in case of the financial area. On the other hand, for the trade sphere the premise was disproved. The second tested factor was formulated based on realism in international relations. It says that decreasing economic standing of EU and USA leads to their increased cooperation. This influence was confirmed both for trade and financial cooperation. The last researched factor was the annual change in the volume of transactions. This factor is based on functionalism, neofunctionalism and communication theory. The assumed positive influence of increased transactions on cooperation was confirmed only in trade dimension. The best factor that can explain the changing bilateral economic cooperation of EU and USA between 2002 and 2012 proved to be the one based on realism - the declining standing of both subjects...
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The Developement of Economic Cooperation between EU and USA since the end of the Cold War
Paščenková, Jana ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Karlas, Jan (referee)
in English This thesis deals with the factors that influence changing intensity of bilateral economic cooperation between EU and USA in the period between 2002 and 2012. The quantitative tests by correlation are made separately for the trade and the financial area of cooperation. The first tested factor was the economic interdependence of EU and USA, which is based on liberal thoughts in international relations. Its positive influence on cooperation that was assumed for this factor was confirmed only in case of the financial area. On the other hand, for the trade sphere the premise was disproved. The second tested factor was formulated based on realism in international relations. It says that decreasing economic standing of EU and USA leads to their increased cooperation. This influence was confirmed both for trade and financial cooperation. The last researched factor was the annual change in the volume of transactions. This factor is based on functionalism, neofunctionalism and communication theory. The assumed positive influence of increased transactions on cooperation was confirmed only in trade dimension. The best factor that can explain the changing bilateral economic cooperation of EU and USA between 2002 and 2012 proved to be the one based on realism - the declining standing of both subjects...
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The impact of EU on the integration's development GCC
Paščenková, Jana ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Binhack, Petr (referee)
The thesis researches how European Union (EU) influences the integration of countries in less developed regions of the world. First, the general potential of EU in this area is examined. Its practical realization is verified on the example of cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The first part deals with the political and economical changes in the world since the end of 80s, which brought a wave of liberalization in world trade, an opening of developing economies and the birth of new phenomena, especially new regionalism and interregionalism. The second chapter addresses the European Foreign Policy and its approach to cooperation with developing countries. The part about security stresses the effort of EU to spread peace, prosperity and stability without the use of military force (principle of soft diplomacy). In economical dimension, the gradual development from nonreciprocal cooperation with developing states to the effort to establish free trade areas is shown. EU tries to help its partners with social changes and economical reforms through trade agreements, consultations and other kinds of cooperation. The third chapter applies these findings to GCC. Clearly visible is the inspiration of EU during the establishing of GCC and during the creating of its institutions. It is shown...
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Consumer Protection in EU
Paščenková, Jana ; Němcová, Ingeborg (advisor) ; Horák, Jiří (referee)
This work deals with consumer protection in European Union with special focus on protection of health and safety. The aim of this work is to prove that EU is capable to contribute to this issue not only by harmonizing and spreading already existing standards and regulations of consumer protection, however, that by cooperation among its member states, it is able to achieve even those results which would be very hard or impossible for individual states to accomplish. In the first chapter, the terms consumer and its protection are defined. There is also the description of the history of this issue in the world. The second chapter concentrates on the consumer protection in EU, especially on the development, various forms and the implementation of its legislation. The biggest current problems of this area are also mentioned there. In the third chapter, health and safety of consumers are discussed, as well as, the means of EU which specialize in ensuring them.
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