This course will offer a solid understanding of the EU institutions, decision-making, common policies and theoretical approaches. In addition to exposing you to some of the more frequently cited literature on the EU, and the historical process in the political integration process of the EU.

Firstly the historical background of the European political integration, developments, actors, and challenges will be analyzed. Than the institutional structure of thne EU, the policy-making in general, and European integration theories in particular will be analyzed. To add the candidate conutries and their integration capacity will be analyzed.