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Foreign Direct Investment in Western Balkans
Odstrčilíková, Linda ; Řehořová, Veronika (advisor) ; Vošta, Milan (referee)
This paper deals with FDI in the Western Balkan countries with an emphasis on the determinants that influence FDI inflow. First, the conditions for investing in the region are examined, and then specific variables are chosen to be analyzed in the second part of the thesis. In the empirical part of the paper, the statistical significance of institutional and macroeconomic variables on the FDI inflow is researched. The concluding chapter evaluates the relationship between the accession process and FDI volume, and potential areas for FDI placement are recommended. As overall follow up to the preceding deductions, the investment outlook is finally presented.
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Integration processes of the Balkan countries into the EU and NATO
Deskoska, Elena ; Tunkrová, Věra (advisor) ; Řehořová, Veronika (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to estimate the level of preparedness of the Western Balkans regarding their accession into the EU. Simultaneously, it describes the barriers that prolonged these processes. The first charter examines the compliance of these countries with the political conditionality set by the Union. The second chapter concentrates on the general economic situation of this region. And finally the third chapter deals with the disputes between the Balkan states that are greatly complicating their process of integration within the EU.
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Transformation of the Wester Balkans with a special emphasis on the role of Stabilisation and Association Process
Řehořová, Veronika ; Němcová, Ingeborg (advisor) ; Karpová, Eva (referee) ; Lipková, Ludmila (referee) ; Brož, Martin (referee)
This dissertation thesis is focused on the analysis of changing relations between the Western Balkan countries (WB) and the European Union (EU) against background of actual transformation processes in these countries. The Western Balkans represents a group of countries which were not part of so-called Eastern Enlargement of the EU, but are also slowly heading towards the EU. The EU distinguishes three groups of countries within the WB: Croatia has become an acceding country; then here is a group of candidate countries (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro, Serbia), and the last group is formed by so-called potential candidate countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo). All of these above mentioned countries are part of the Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP) which nowadays represents the core of the Enlargement Policy of the EU and stands for the main research topic of this thesis. The thesis also comprehends the history of the enlargement process of the EU and the basic theoretical concepts of the (EU) enlargement. The "transformation" chapter includes a theoretical grounding too. Three hypotheses were verified (mainly) by results of transformation, evaluation of Copenhagen criteria by the European Commission, and by the statistical methods (Principal Components Analysis and Cluster Analysis) based on a number of economic and demographic indicators.
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Possibilities of integration of the Western Balkans into the EU
Trajkovska, Ljupka ; Klosová, Anna (advisor) ; Dúbravská, Pavla (referee)
The main objective of this thesis is to evaluate the future prospects for membership of the Western Balkan countries in the European Union. Western Balkan includes the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The main objective of the first chapter is to define the mutual relations between the European Union and the Western Balkan countries, according to their past results since the end of the Cold far until present. The second chapter explains the main features of the political and economic situation in the Western Balkans and the enlargement policy of the European Union. Emphasis was put on the Copenhagen criteria and on some of the main components of the Stabilization and Association Process, such as Stabilization and Association Agreements and EU pre-accession assistance to the Western Balkans. The last chapter deals with the future development and the possibilities for membership of the Western Balkan countries in the EU, based on the evaluation of the results which were achieved by the Western Balkan countries according to the latest European Commission progress report.
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The access conditions for Croatia. Are the European doors open?
Mouchová, Kamila ; Reschová, Jana (advisor) ; Bič, Josef (referee)
The thesis deals with the development of access conditions for EU membership by comparing the eastern enlargement process and the current process for the states of the Western Balkans. The first chapter outlines the conditions, and major milestones of the eastern enlargement, the second chapter follows the strategy and conditions for the Western Balkans. The third part deals exclusively with the accession process of Croatia and its problem areas. The aim is to find out which form the current conditions for EU membership have and check whether it has tightened since the last enlargement.
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Development of the economy of Croatia at te beginning of the twenty-first century (2001 to 2009)
Vančurová, Petra ; Karpová, Eva (advisor) ; Suchá, Tereza (referee)
This paper will evaluate the economic development of Croatia from 2001 to 2009. The paper consists of three chapters. The first chapter briefly describes the economic development in the second half of the 20th century. The second chapter contains a general characterisation of the contemporary economic and political situation of Croatia and then describes the economic development of Croatia from 2001 to 2009 -- particularly the development of selected macroeconomic indicators and quantities such as GDP, inflation, unemployment, balance of payments and development of the exchange rate. The third chapter discusses the readiness of Croatia for entrance into the EU.
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Croatia - new candidate state EU
Obruča, Tomáš ; Adámková, Vlasta (advisor) ; Žamberský, Pavel (referee)
This text deals with croatian admission process to the EU. The objective is to find out whether Croatia meets political part of the Copenhagen criteria. First part is concerned with croatian political developement since the break-up of Yugoslavia. Second part deals with EU approach to the region of Western Balkan concerning process of enlargement and association. Last part describes admission negotiations between Croatia and EU including assessment of meeting political part of Copenhagen criteria.
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Economic Integration of Balkan Countries: Current Situation and Perspectives
Tejnická, Jana ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
The thesis concerns the economic integration of Western Balkan countries. It aims to describe development of the integration, it's current situation and possible perspectives. The thesis is divided into three chapters. First chapter refers to territorial trade structure of Western Balkan countries which is very important for undestanding the integration itself. Second chapter deals with the development and current situation of the economic integration. We can study the integration from two points of view. Firstly, it's possible to study the integration of the countries within the Western Balkan region and secondly, their integration to the EU. This aspect of economic integration is studied in the third chapter. It focuses on Croatia and Macedonia.
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Transformation of the Balkan Region: Characterization, Problems, Results
Řehořová, Veronika ; Slonková, Vlasta (advisor) ; Ryppel, Jakub (referee)
Práce se zabývá regionem západního Balkánu, konkrétně Chorvatskem, Srbskem, Černou Horou, Bývalou jugoslávskou republikou Makedonií, Bosnou a Hercegovinou a Albánií. První kapitolu tvoří geografický nástin a především pak historická východiska regionu, druhá kapitola je obecnou, politickou a ekonomickou charakteristikou jednotlivých zemí. Poslední dvě kapitoly jsou věnovány Stabilizačnímu a asoiciačnímu procesu, vývoji vztahů mezi EU a zeměmi západního Balkánu a hodnocení účinnosti toho specifického procesu v subregionu Balkán.
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