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Current China's approach to regionalism
Hnízdilová, Lucie ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Sejkora, Jiří (referee)
The thesis focuses on current China's approach to regionalism. It puts this trend into the broader context of China's foreign trade policy, explains the reasons behind that shift towards free trade agreements and identifies motives that play a crucial role in the selection of potential partner countries. An integral part of the work is the analysis of foreign trade of China and various agreements that significantly contribute to the deepening of economic ties between the countries. The text is supplemented by numerical and graphical data to demonstrate the presented information effectively. The conclusion highlights the goals and motives of China's foreign trade policy, as well as a prediction of the potential role and importance of regionalism in the future.
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The external relations of the EU towards developing countries: the shift to the reciprocal cooperation?
Fedorčáková, Jana ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Bič, Josef (referee)
The thesis provides a multidimensional view of the development of the external relations of the European Communities and the European Union (EU) with the developing countries divided into four geographic regions -- the Mediterranean; the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific Group; Latin America and Asia. The thesis is divided into three chapters. In the first chapter, the thesis aims to examine the importance and efficiency of the external relations of the EU and the difference between non-reciprocal and reciprocal approach in trade relations between countries on a theoretical level. The second chapter consequently demonstrates differences between non-reciprocal and reciprocal approach on the development of the external relations of the EU towards developing countries and on the latest changes carried out within the external relations of the EU as well where the 90s of the 20th century are considered as the decisive period in this sense. The third chapter focuses on the evaluation of the shift towards reciprocal cooperation and on the main causes of this process. Moreover, it analyzes the existence of the potential analogy in the approach of the EU towards developing regions in particular and perspectives of the external relations of the EU towards developing countries in the future.
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The Free Trade Agreements between the EU and the ACP States
Medková, Kateřina ; Štěrbová, Ludmila (advisor) ; Zamykalová, Miroslava (referee)
This thesis surveys the history, development and the present state of trade relations between the European Union and the developing world, represented in this case by the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). It primarily explains why the EU has such close relations with these countries. The thesis analyzes the types of agreements that fostered current relations between the EU and the ACP over recent years which were, in part, based upon trading options offered during former times. The thesis also seeks to explain why the standing agreements had to be replaced and what problems arose from their respective negotiations. Last but not least, the thesis describes the present state of trade relations between the EU and the ACP States and presents the current free trade agreements and the specifics.
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