Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The first part of the course deal with the process of economic integration of the European Union including political issues it underlies for the institutions and the Member States. Particular attention will be given to the evolution of the Union's economic powers, the search for economic convergence between the Member States and the responses to the economic crisis of 2008. The second part of the course deal with budgetary and financial management of the European Union. The rules and procedures governing the financing of the Union will be studied in connection with the budgetary procedure and the rules governing the execution of expenditure. The analysis will focus on the role of the different institutions in these procedures.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, the student is expected to be able to:
- understand the historical evolution of European economic and budgetary governance
- sort out in detail the current economic and budgetary governance of the European Union
- find, understand and explain the relevant legal and administrative documents concerning European economic and budgetary governance
- understand the political stakes of European economic governance
- provide a critical perspective on the policies and documents covered
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge of EU institutional law and European governance are prerequisites.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra course with active participation of students.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
lectures attendance is expected.
Recommended or required readings
The slides of the course are posted on MyULg after each session.
The main legal documents covered will be available online. They have to be read and analysed by students before the lectures.
Assessment methods and criteria
Open-book oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Pr. Quentin Michel
Qmichel@ulg.ac.be