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Rapprochement of France and Britain as a condition of British membership of the EEC: Franco-British relations 1967-1972
Brožová, Lucie ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
Bachelor's thesis "Franco-British relations 1967-1972: Rapprochement of France and Britain as a condition of British membership of the EEC" deals with development of franco- british relations at the time when Britain sought to join EC and France opposed to it. Study concerns a period which starts in 1967 when Charles de Gaulle vetoed the british application for the second, and which terminate in 1972 when was successfully signed the treaty of association. During the first part of this era the realationship of these both states was worsening which was demonstrated by affair called Soames Affair. In the next part they reached an enexpected agreement and they started to callaborate. It was one of the factors which enabled EC to enlarged the first time. Text refers to historical background of the events and then it indentify a change of the relationships in the three differnt areas. First it analyzes personal changes. The most importantly it was Geroges Pompidou who became french president after de Gaulle had resigned and Edward Heath who was elected british Prime Minister. The following chapter describes french and british foreign policy and their political-strategic goal. The final passage outlines the events and processes which were going on in the rest of world and which had impact on the two...
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British Political Parties and the Entry of Great Britain into the EEC (1970-1975)
Krejčí, Pavel ; Soukup, Jaromír (advisor) ; Horčička, Václav (referee)
This thesis is focused on the British entry into the European Economic Community in 1973. The reasons why the United Kingdom was led to join the Community are researched in great details. Such reasons also influence the attitude and behaviour of the United Kingdom toward the European Union at present. This historical backdrop could account for British reluctance to join the Community in 1950' as well as the present attitude of British politicians toward the EU. The main British political parties, namely the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, stood on the same side as far as the basic goal was concerned - to maintain the British Empire after the 2WW. The collapse of the British Empire, the poor economy and the Cold War all forced British political parties to find a new position for the United Kingdom in the post-war world. Key words: Great Britain, the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, European Communities
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EEC's development policy to the third world countries (focused on Africa) from 1960 to 1979
Brázdilová, Monika ; Horčička, Václav (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive view at the development cooperation of the European Economic Community in the 60's and 70's years of the 20th century in relation to the countries of the Third World with a focus on African developing countries. It also deals with the analysis of the very concept of development, development cooperation and development policy. The thesis is conceived from the general to the particular, where are first discussed the main concepts, the grouping and contracts supplemented with more detailed analysis. At first is briefly described the establishment of the EEC and the characteristic of grouping ACP. Then comes the analysis of the actual development cooperation and measures with which was the aid realized. Another two sections are devoted to comprehensive contractual framework of cooperation, which is in this period defined by part IV. Treaty of Rome and the Implementing agreement, two conventions of Yaoundé and the First Lomé convention. In the Lomé Convencion, there were a lot of significant changes made in terms of equality between the EEC and the ACP countries, as the concept of association was changed to the principle of partnership during the time. The development aid had to be managed somehow as well, so in next chapter is the topic of the...
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The First British Application to the EEC and it's Reflection in the British Press: Contribution to History of Great Britain in 20th Century
Nevrkla, Lukáš ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
The First British Application to the EEC and it's Reflection in the British Press: Contribution to History of Great Britain in 20th Century: Summary In July 1961 applied British government lead by conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan for membership in the European Economic Community. The following two years of the Brussels negotiations aroused in British public opinion a growing amount of debates and discussions which dealt not only with the attitudes of the British to Europe and European integration but also with the development of Britain's policies, society and identity. Analysis of this public debates, which peaked at the time of de Gaulle's veto of the British application in January 1963, stands as the main topic in this diploma paper. First two chapters deal with response of the British public to the announcement of the application and examine the resulting debates in context of British internal development and home policies of Conservative, Labor and Liberal Party. The third bloc concentrates on the matter of the British membership in the Common Market with respect to the public perception of the development of the British defense policies and British military relations with France. Further on, the diploma paper focuses also on the main issues of the public debate on the European question in...
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United States and Europe: the causes of the origins and decline of the regional hegemony strategy
Přikryl, Pavel ; Plechanovová, Běla (advisor) ; Karásek, Tomáš (referee) ; Kovář, Martin (referee)
American policy towards European integration process has always seemed equivocal: on one hand it actively supported and encouraged the process, but on the other hand it tried to contain some specific European ambitions and steer the process in a desirable direction. The objective of the thesis is to offer a possible explanation of the long-term US policy towards the European integration and European region in general. The dissertation presents a hypothesis that the American policy towards Europe since the Second World War until current times can be explained within the theorethical concept of "regional hegemony strategy". The concept builds on neorealist and neoliberal interpretations of hegemony, which are applied to the process of formulation of American grand strategy. It identifies a set of independent variables effecting the resulting strategy and operationalizes the expected strategy into particular goals. The empirical part of the dissertation then tests the established hyphothesis in two ways. In the first part it analyzes the identified independent variables and tests the causality betwen their historical evolution and evolution of the American grand strategy, especially in relation to the European region. In the consequent parts, it focuses on the American policy towards the European integration...
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Consumer contract, direct selling in ČR, EU, USA
Strnadel, Dalibor ; Dvořák, Jan (referee) ; Pohl, Tomáš (referee)
Abstract The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the regulation of consumer contracts negotiated away from permanent retail locations and to outline the industry of direct selling in the Czech Republic, the European Union and the United States. The thesis is subdivided into six independent chapters. Chapter One is introductory and defines basic terminology used in the thesis. This Chapter is divided into three parts. Part One defines direct selling as a channel of distribution for the marketing of products and services directly to consumers. Part Two presents different kinds of direct selling, i.e. door-to-door selling, person-to-person selling, home parties and group selling. Finally Part Three compares direct selling with distance selling. Chapter Two provides an outline of the relevant legal regulation of direct selling. The current legislation in the European level is composed of Directive 85/577/EEC which relates to protection of the consumers in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises. The Directive has been implemented into Czech legal system on the basis of the Czech Republic's membership in the European Union. The Directive is provided in Section 57 of Czech Civil Code 40/1964 Coll. This Part also looks at the process of the review of the consumer acquis. Chapter Three...
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The role of agriculture in the process of Spain's entry into the EC
Sýkora, Filip ; Perottino, Michel (advisor) ; Tomalová, Eliška (referee)
Spain sent its application for EC membership in 1977, but was admitted only in 1986 after complicated entry negotiations. One of the most disputed topics concerning the Spain's application to the EC was agriculture. This bachelor thesis examines the importance of agricultural sector in the process of integration of Spain in the EC, namely expectations of membership in EC for agricultural sector, the attitude of older EC member countries during negotiations and eventually the changes in Spain's agricultural sector after the entry into the EC. The thesis strives to verify the assumption that a good deal of motivation for the EC membership came from expectations that the entry into the EU would bring intense capital investment and would open new markets for Spanish agricultural produce, meanwhile southern EC's feared high competition of the Spanish agriculture and their consent with further enlargement was contingent on either concessions by Spain in other fields or structural changes in EC's policies. A part of the hypothesis is also the assumption that even though Spain was faced with long transition periods, Spanish agriculture mostly benefitted from the entry into the EC and experienced further modernization. Keywords Agriculture, Common Agricultural Policy, regional policy, EC, EEC, EU, Spain
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Trade relations between Russian Federation and the EU
Abdullina, Adelina ; Štěrbová, Ludmila (advisor) ; Trojanová, Kamila (referee)
The given thesis is devoted to an area that is crucial for today's economic world and to Europe - it is the mutual relations between Russia and the EU. The aim of this work is based on an analysis of the current state to identify opportunities for developing mutual trade. This objective is conditional partial objective, which is to develop a thorough analysis of the current situation. From a methodological point of view the focus of thesis is aimed at statistical indicators and a literature review of scientific literature that directly relates to certain issues. Statistical indicators are taken from official authorities. Thesis also obtains areas for interoperability, which have a large space for the development of relations, both simple export-import operation, as well as long-term effect on the market.
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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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