Portugal and the European Union

Presentation

Portugal's entry into the European Union in 1986 was relevant to the growth and development of Portugal as a European country. Being Portugal in an Intergovernmental Organization, institutional relations are necessarily established with that organization, as well as with each of its members. For the European Union to function and to be a cohesive element for the progress of the peoples, it is necessary that the strongest members help the weaker members.

Part of this Programme

European Studies and International Relations

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

2 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULHT450-14673

Recommended complementary curricular units

Not apllicable.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

n/a

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

1 - History of Portugal's accession to the Communities and the European Union:
(a) background;
b) Treaty of Accession of Portugal and Spain;
c) Successive amendments to the Treaties and implications for Portugal;

2 - The various Common Policies and their reflexes in Portugal: Economic, Social and Cultural Policies.
3 - Portugal's position on the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
4 - Economic and Monetary Union - Difficulties in meeting Portugal's nominal convergence criteria. State point.

5 - Portugal at the Council of the European Union.

6 - The relevance of the European Council.
7 - Cohesion Policy - Portugal and the Structural Funds. Critical analysis.

8 - Portugal in the European Union and the International System of Human Rights Protection.

9 - The European challenge and the Portuguese economy.

10 - Portugal in the European Parliament.

11 - Europe's influence on global "governance".

12 - Balance of accession in the various common policies.

13 - Portugal and the future of the European Union.

Objectives

Acquire the theoretical and methodological approach appropriate to the knowledge, understanding and analysis of the genesis and evolution of relations between the Communities, the European Union and Portugal; Identify, select and evaluate the documentary and bibliographic information sources related to the UC. Taking into account the objectives listed for this course, in the perspective that it is inserted in the course of European Studies and International Relations, the student Acquires with this UC the possibility of developing capacities to critically analyze the place and role of Portugal in the European Union, as well as on the political, economic and social relationship that it establishes with Portugal. On the other hand, it acquires preparation to respond to the requests that result from the relations between Portugal and the other countries of the European Union.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

According to ¿Bologna¿ the assessment is continuous and is the result of the work performed by the student who is the center of their learning. Within the continuous assessment will be weighting elements:

1Test Written 45%

1Test Written 45%

- Attendance and Participation (includes the possibility of doing small works in class) 10%.

References

BECK, U. A Europa Alemã. De Maquiavel a «Merkievel»: estratégias de poder na crise do euro. Lisboa: Edições 70 Lda. 2013.

COVAS, A. A Europa Federal e a Quarta República Portuguesa: o futuro das relações entre Portugal e a União Europeia. Lisboa: Edições Colibri. 2011.

GORJÃO-HENRIQUES, M. (Org.). Tratado de Lisboa. 2ª edição.Coimbra: Edições Almedina, SA. 2010.

NEUTEL, Fernanda. A construção da União Europeia. Da II Guerra Mundial à emergência de uma Fronteira Externa Comum para o Século XXI. Lisboa: Edições Sílabo. 2019.

NEUTEL, Fernanda Maria Pereira. Portugal in the Euroean Union: the integration of the portuguese MEPs in European Parliament. Lisboa: Edições Universitárias Lusófonas. 2004.

REIS, J.(2018). A Economia Portuguesa. Formas de economia política numa periferia persistente (1960-2017). Coimbra: Edições Almedina,SA. 2018.

TRECHSEL, A. & ROSE, R. (2014). Portugal nas decisões europeias. Lisboa: FFMS. 2014.

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