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Attitudes of the European "Five" Towards the First British Application to the European Economic Community
Hrdý, Pavel ; Váška, Jan (advisor) ; Šlosarčík, Ivo (referee)
This thesis deals with the period from British application to the European Economic Community until its dismissal by French veto while it aims on all member states of European communities excluding France. The aim of this thesis is to determine whether there was an opinion homogeneity inside European Economic Community during negotiating the British application, to which extent were the states in their advancements in accord and more whether their steps had some real effect on the given situation. This thesis is summarizing study, which uses comparative analysis. The first part introduces the period of 60s in the European integration. The second part deals with introduction of individual states, their interests and undergone steps. The third part comes to answering the research question and concludes ascertained facts. On the basis of discovered facts this thesis comes to the conclusion that the opinion homogeneity was not omnipresent but it showed only in elemental questions, underneath these opinions differed. Some states made some effort to remedy the French veto, however in consequences it had no chance to success because it was blocked by person of Konrad Adenauer.
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Changes of Margaret Thatcher's policy towards Economic and Monetary Union
Dubská, Kateřina ; Mejstřík, Martin (advisor) ; Váška, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis "Changes of Margaret Thatcher's policy towards Economic and Monetary Union" attempts to describe the changes of Margaret Thatcher's policy towards commencing Economic and Monetary Union. The main aim of this thesis is to define how and why the policy had changed. Introductory chapters are dealing with Margaret Thatcher and her foreign policy, with Great Britain and its relationship towards European integration and with the history of European Community until 1970s. The main body of this work sums up the main parts of Margaret Thatcher's policy. It is following the negotiations of British rebate, Margaret Thatcher's attitude towards the Common Agricultural Policy, Single European Act (and single market), European Monetary System and Exchange Rate Mechanism and Margaret Thatcher's posture on starting Economic and Monetary Union. In the conclusion the thesis tries to answer if the Margaret Thatcher's policy can be classified as intergovernmentalistic. The paper also tries to summarize the changes of Margaret Thatcher's policy towards the negotiation of the Economic and Monetary Union of European Community. The thesis also attempts to answer why this policy was changed and which factors led to these changes.
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De Gaulle's first veto on British membership of the European economic community as an instrument for promoting national interest
Mashehová, Sandra ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Perottino, Michel (referee)
This bachelor thesis is a case study which had as a goal to explore whether the veto of General Charles de Gaulle has as an objective to promote or ensure French national interest. Another aim of the paper was to answer whether de Gaulle's policy towards European Economic Community had in the first place geopolitical or economic character. Generally, de Gaulle's policy towards EEC and his decisions taken in European affairs are considered mainly in the geopolitical terms. This thesis set a goal to confirm or disprove this proposition throw analyzing debate between the supporters of liberalism and realism. Throw this analysis I have come to the conclusion that French national interest in de Gaulle's policy towards European Economic Community and reasons he vetoed British appeal to join the Community can't be seen only in geopolitical terms. As Moravcsik argues, economic roots and an effort to satisfy interest groups - French farmers - are evident in de Gaulle's policy. Economic reasons had at least same (or even higher) importance as geopolitical ones. Nevertheless, clear and definite answer to question whether the dominant theme in veto and national interest was Economy or Geopolitics still can't be given.
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The United Kingdom and the European Integration: Influence of foreign trade and monetary politics on the British attitude towards Europe between the years 1941 and 1973
Matera, Jan ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Váška, Jan (referee)
The master's thesis The United Kingdom and the European Integration: Influence of foreign trade and monetary politics on the British attitude towards Europe between the years 1941 and 1973 explores the relationship of the United Kingdom towards European integration in a period from the end of the Second World War to the point of becoming a member of the European Economic Community in 1973. The relationship of the United Kingdom with Europe is studied by analysing international monetary and trade politics of the United Kingdom, its economic standing in the world and comparative strength of Pound Sterling. All of these variables played a key role in the development of aforementioned relationship. The aim of the thesis is to ascertain the role played by international monetary and trade politics of the United Kingdom in relation to European integration. The research itself is divided into three chapters and overall defined and underpinned by conjoining two theories of hegemonic stability and aspects of realist school of political economy. First chapter examines the emergence and development of Bretton Woods system and American economic hegemony. Following chapter explores the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Sterling Area. Final chapter deals with British economic relationship towards...
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Great Britain between EEC and EFTA (1957 - 1961)
Mroviecová, Lenka ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Johnson, Zdenka (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the British attitude to European integration in the 1950s and 1960s. The main aim of thesis is analysis of economic and political reasons, which led the British Government to not take a part in the European Economic Comunity (EEC). Next, I focused, to the form of alternative attempt to integrate Western Europe, to the form of European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and to reasons of rapid change of British oppinion to EEC. Outbalanced especialy economical reasons, which forced British government to apply EEC in 1961.
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Great Britain and European integration process in the sixties years of twentieth century
Návrat, Martin ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Babin, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis depicts the economic and political reasons leading to Britain having changed approach towards EEC in 1960s. The analytical research provides inquiry into an influence of the integration on a rate of growth of British GDP, using the set integration index and predicts the development of GDP in two alternative situations. Penn World Table and Geospatial and Statistical data Centre were used as source for data example. The outputs of econometric analysis indicate that positive influence of level of integration on British GDP is proved as statistically temporarily important. The prediction shows, that keeping membership in EFTA would have led to 915 USD p.c. lower GDP in 1998. The thesis also discusses some of the limits of the analysis.
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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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