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Title: the EU and how it works
Date: 10th May 2001
Venue: TFPL, 17-18 Britton Street, London EC1M 5TL (near Farringdon
underground station)
Price: GBP275 + VAT (£323.13)
introduction to the course:
Since the implementation of the single market in 1982, the EU has moved on
through momentous times from expansion to 15 countries, through the
Maastricht Treaty, and the coming of the Euro and the birth of Euroland.
This new course is for anyone who needs to understand and keep up to date
with the basic workings of the European Union for any aspect of their job.
It will explain the development of the EU, the institutions, what they are,
how they interact, legislation and most crucially how to research any aspect
of the EU.
course outcomes:
* a primer and a grounding into the complex EU structure
* develop an understanding of how to source information from the EU
* gain an understanding of the jargon of the EU
speaker: Sylvia James
programme:
09.15 registration and coffee
09.30 history and context
OEEC; Council of Europe; ECSC, EFTA and the EEC; the EC to
the EU; treaty of Rome; the single market; treaties of Maastricht and
Amsterdam
09.50 introduction to the institutions of the EU
the Commission; Council of the European union; the courts of
justice and auditors; the EU banks; the EU consultative bodies
10.30 coffee
10.45 the Council of the European Union
(formerly the council of ministers)
the Commission
administration and offices; Directorates General i-xiv
11.45 the European Parliament; the Court of Justice; the Court of Auditors
12.45 lunch
13.45 EU finances
EMU and Euro; European Central Bank; European Investment
Bank; the EU Budget; VAT; grants and loans
14.30 current issues
the European arena; new members of the EU; trade and
relations with other groups
15.15 tea
15.30 researching the EU
methodology; EU and commercial information sources
16.30 close
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