Students are expected to acquire extensive and advanced knowledge of the EU budgetary system. Learning will be based on the materials referred to or provided by the teaching staff. If required, academic guidance will be available on-line. In this regard, the teaching staff is committed to providing guidance that is tailored to the specific needs of individual students.
They are also encouraged to have a positive attitude towards the inter-relation of the various aspects of the EU organization. An intellectual attitude that is both open and critical will be required to examine the budgetary dimension of the problems currently faced by the EU. A good disposition towards autonomous work is essential to maximize the results of the course.
By the end of the course the students will be able to:
Comprehend the budgetary procedure within the Europea Union.
Acquire the role of the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, among others.
Learn about the financial autonomy of the European Union.
Understand the problems of the EU budgeting process, its main lines and the importance of the information supplied.
Know the implications that, at the budgetary level, derive from being a part of a supranational organization such as the European Union.
Identify the difficulties coming from the lack of fiscal harmonisation to decide (in a homogeneus way) the budget efforts within the different EU member states in order to sustain the finances of the EU and its daily working process.
