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Political dimension of the European Union 45
Language of instruction: English . Open to all.

Contents
The political meaning of the European integration process
1.- From the Schuman Plan...
2.- to the Treaty of the European Union.
3.- To the European Constitution
The political dimension of the European Communities
1.- The fist steps: from the economical citizenship...
2.- to the citizenship of the Union
3.- The policies for the citizens (employment and social policy; consumers; public health; culture and tourism; education; education, training and youth policies).
The political dimension of the EU Foreign Policy
1.- From the European Political Cooperation ...
2.- to the European Foreign and Security Policy (EFSP)
3.- The new European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
The Area of freedom, security and justice
1.- Historical evolution
2.- Policies for the nationals of third countries (asilum, immigration, visas...) Title IV EC Treaty (arts. 61-69).
3.- Judicial cooperation in civil, commercial, matrimonial and consumer matters
4.- Police and Judicial cooperation in criminal matters Title VI EU Treaty (arts. 29-42).
Fundamental Rights in the European Union
1.- The lack of a catalogue for the European Union
2.- The protection of fundamental rights accorded by the European Court of Justice
3.- The path towards a formulation: the Maastricht and the Amsterdam Treaties
4.- The relationship between the EU and the Council of Europe
5.-The Charter of Fundamental Rights

Methodology
Consists on the exposition of the different topics by the lecturer and the students work in the class solving problems of private international law and cases

Assessment
- Written exam