Module organized for media experts

Module 10

International relations, foreign and security politics of the EU

Responsible: Dr. József Bereczki college lecturer
Description of the module: At the lectures the Union’s international relations are discussed, the emergence of the common foreign and security politics, its legal foundations. The internal conflicts between the member states are touched upon as well. Immigration, movement of persons, settling down, refugee issues and political asylum are also included in the studies, Other topics dealt with: the Union’s relations with international organizations (UN, OECD, NATO etc.), the effects of the Schengen Treaty on security politics, the connection between the Union and the USA, Japan and the new economic powers of the Far East, the Lomé Treaty, the connections with the Caribbean, Africa, South America and the Pacific, the successes and failures of the Union in the Middle East. Foreign relations of the member states with each other within the Union, connections with other institutions of integration (Western European Union, Council of Europe etc), and the effects enlargement on foreign policy. The history of the division of Europe, the relationship of the Union (formerly Community) with the USSR and Comecon, the effects of the change of the political system, the debates and discussions concerning the enlargement of the Union.