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The course is aimed at gaining practical as well as relevant theoretical knowledge of negotiations at the EU level by means of both real-life examples, interaction as well as a simulation excercise. The seminar will cover relevant formal and informal aspects of the ordinary legislative procedure in the EU from the perspective of the European Commission, the Member States and the European Parliament all the way to final negotiations in the trilogue. The course will also cover stakeholder involvement (lobby), media coverage and 3rd country influence. The course will be based on genuine materials from past negotiations as well as on the theory of negotiation strategies. The goal of the course is to prepare the participants for real-life negotiation situations in the EU.
The leader of the seminar is PhDr. Jan Havlík, M.A., former director at the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Czech Republic and former negotiator of the Czech Republic in the EU. Poslední úprava: Havlík Jan, PhDr. (21.01.2025)
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The course aims at introducing various negotiating situations and methods used in the EU based on real-life examples and on interactive sessions. Participants will have the opportunity to gain insider knowledge of the actors, methods, instruments and inputs used to negotiate legislative files in the EU. The course will therefore prepare the participants in a practical manner and also help them deepen their knowledge or the EU as such and understanding better its legislation. Poslední úprava: Havlík Jan, PhDr. (21.01.2025)
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Compulsory literature and general reading list
Compulsory literature (meant to be looked through to refresh knowledge of the main elements as well as getting used to the official terminology):
Material to be used for interactive sessions (excerpts only, no need to study or print the documents as a whole):
Other recommended literature:
Poslední úprava: Havlík Jan, PhDr. (21.01.2025)
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The seminar will combine theoretical courses to explain how the EU legislative process works in practice in terms of negotiating the legislative files as well as interactive sessions based on publicly available online material in English. In this basis, the seminar will be rounded up by a simulation exercise to test in practice the roles, methods and goals of the different institutions, parties and relevant stakeholders. Participants are expected to: - be active during the course - prepare in teams for the simulation excercise - write a short evaluation paper of the performance of others in the simulation excercise (1 page) Poslední úprava: Havlík Jan, PhDr. (21.01.2025)
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Grading is based on the Dean's Measure Directive SO 002 17/2023.
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Credits will be awarded on the basis of
1) regular active participation in classes (20 % of the grade, evaluating prepardness for the classes and overall activity) 2) active participation the final simulation exercise (50 % of the grade evaluating mainly the quality of preparations for the simulation and the arguments used in the negotiation) 3) and a short written assignment evaluating the performance of other actors in the simulation excercise (30 % of the grade evaluating mainly the ability to make relevant remarks on the performance of other actors in terms or their argumentation and relevance), to be submitted no later than 14 days after the simulation excercise. The date(s) of the simulation excercise will be set as soon as possible depending on the number of enrolled participants. Participants are expected to carry out short preparatory excercises between some classes. Poslední úprava: Havlík Jan, PhDr. (21.01.2025)
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Programme of classes in Summer Term 2025 Classes will start in the first week of the summer semester.
1 – Introduction, what is the EU negotiation process 2 – Stages, forms and instruments of EU negotiations at a glance 3 – Negotiation techniques in a nutshell 4 – Practical use of negotiation techniques 5 – Role of the European Commission 6 – Role of the Member States 7 – Role of the European Parliament 8 – Role of relevant stakeholders (advisory bodies, lobby, NGOs, media, 3rd countries) and ways to use them in EU negotiation 9 – Trilogues – a pratical arrangement or space for shady deals? 9 – Wrap up, possible changes in the new Commission, preparations for the simulation exercise (to take place during the exam period) 10 – Simulation excercise - real-life participation in a trilogue simulation. Approach: "All hands on deck" Poslední úprava: Havlík Jan, PhDr. (21.01.2025)
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