European Union Public Finance

Code:

MD146

Acronym:

FPUE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S (since 19-09-2016 to 16-12-2016)

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	25	Plano Oficial MD do ano letivo 2016	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

With this course it is intended that students are able to understand the construction and operation of financial and economic aspects of the euro zone and the European Union. Strictly institutional and application of the EU regulatory aspects will be developed. At the institutional level there will be a practical analysis of the rules of the EU Treaty, the European Union operation of the Treaty and its Protocols. In legislative terms the secondary law instruments that apply to budget materials and application of funds will be analyzed. With this curricular unit, students should understand the operating rules applicable to the euro zone

Learning outcomes and competences

This course aims to give an account of current developments and the legal and economic reality experienced in Economic and Monetary Union: this way and as was previously mentioned there will be developed a practical application of the EU regulatory aspects. At the institutional level there will be a practical analysis of the rules of the EU. In legislative terms the secondary law instruments that apply to budget materials and the application of funds will be analyzed. It will be assumed a perspective of practical progress but also including elements of doctrinal and jurisprudential natureThis course aims to give an account of current developments and the legal and economic reality experienced in Economic and Monetary Union: this way and as was previously mentioned there will be developed a practical application of the EU regulatory aspects. At the institutional level there will be a practical analysis of the rules of the EU. In legislative terms the secondary law instruments that apply to budget materials and the application of funds will be analyzed. It will be assumed a perspective of practical progress but also including elements of doctrinal and jurisprudential nature

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Program

Introduction -

A - The Economic and Monetary Union as a great economic area - evolution

 

B - Institutional Plan

 

1 - Economic and financial aspects of the Economic and Financial Union

2 - The limits on the budgets of states

3 - The European Semester

4 - The EU budget

5 - The soft law on the economic front

6 - The coordination of economic policies

7 - The Budget Treaty

8 - The system of governance of Economic and Monetary Union - cooperation with the European Union

 

C - Regulatory Plan

1 - The Stability and Growth Pact

2 - The Six-Pack

3 - The Two-Pack

4 – The rules for implementing the funds

Mandatory literature

Manuel Porto, Gonçalo Anastácio (coord); Tratado de Lisboa Antotado e Comentado , Almedina, 2012
Paul de Grauwe; Economics of Monetary Union, Oxford University Press, 2014
Miguel Poiares Maduro; A Crise e a Governação Económica do Euro - Questões Económicas e Políticas para uma Crise orçamental, in "Relações Internacionais", nº 33, 2012
Paul Graig; Grainne de Burca; EU Law. Text, Cases and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2011
José Renato Gonçalves; O Euro e o Futuro de Portugal na União Europeia , Coimbra Editora, 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

As atividades letivas serão centradas em aulas teórico-práticas que se vão iniciar com uma exposição do docente, seguido de um debate e de uma investigação por parte dos estudantes

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Internship work/project

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Classification improvement

Observations