Course: Banking in the EU - legal and economic aspects

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Course title Banking in the EU - legal and economic aspects
Course code KPO/EBSEU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Růžičková Dora, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bellová Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. History of banking 2. Money and inflation 3. Monetary policy 4. European Central Bank ( ECB) 5. The eurozone 6. Euro outside the eurozone - Montenegro and Kosovo 7. Euro outside the eurozone - Andorra and Monaco 8. Euro outside the eurozone - San Marino and Vatican city 9. Banking in the Czech republic 10. Banking in selected EU countries - Slovakia and Croatia 11. Banking in selected EU countries - Greece and Ireland 12. Banking crises 

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to get the students acquainted with the legal and economic aspects of the functioning of banking in the EU.
Student - gains the knowledge from the sphere of banking and functioning of banking sector in the EU - is able to understand the interdisciplinary approach and connection between economic and legal aspect of functioning of the EU - is able to apply the gained knowledge in real life and analyse the possible ways of further development
Prerequisites
Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of some other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work


Recommended literature
  • Adamski, Dariusz, Fabian Amtenbrink a Jakob De Haan, eds. (2023). The Cambridge Handbook of European Monetary, Economic and Financial Integration. Cambridge.
  • Busch, Danny a Guido Ferrarini, eds. (2020). European Banking Union. 2nd ed.. Oxford.
  • EUROPEAN BANKING AUTHORITY. Risk Assessment Report, December 2025. Paris. 2025.
  • EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK. ECB Annual Report on Supervisory Activities 2025. Frankfurt am Main. 2026.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (ERA2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter