The Lisbon Treaty - Opportunity or threat for Czech companies?

Bc. Maksat Kyrgyzbayev

Master's thesis

Abstract:

This Diploma Thesis analyses one of the most important documents of modern time which bears the name Treaty of Lisbon from the 13th of December of 2007 and its impact on the Czech business. The aim of this paper is to assess the changes that the Treaty has brought and identify, whether the Treaty is an opportunity or causes threat to the businesses in the Czech Republic. Special paragraphs talk about the problematics of lobbying. Apart from that the work brings detailed explanation of process of defending Czech interests before and after adopting the Lisbon treaty. Special attention is paid to analysis of the particular case study connected to lobbying problematics.

Keywords

The Lisbon Treaty, EU, European Union, European integration, European Council, European Commission, European Parliament, lobbying, regulation in the field of lobbying, Initiative of European Citizens, Single European Patent, citizens of the EU, voting in the EC, the Presidency.

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 6. 2013

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 29. 8. 2013
• Supervisor: Ing. Mgr. Alena Mastantuono
• Reader: prof. PhDr. Karel Lacina, DrSc.

University of Finance and Administration

Master programme / field:
Economics and Management / Business Management and Corporate Finance