Contemporary Europe, 2009 (vol. 2009), issue 2
Articles
Pracovní migrace v České republice po vstupu do Evropské unie
Labor Migration in the Czech Republic after Accession to the European Union
Marie Popovová
Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(2):3-19 
Integration of the Czech Republic into the European Union in 2004 has strengthened an unprecedented increase in labor migration that has taken place since the early 90s. Main determinants - pull factors - of the development of labor migration were principally economic development (GDP growth, unemployment), demographic characteristics and an overall state of the labor market. Individual migrant communities are characterized by different features and their involvement in the Czech economy varies, too. A period of economic growth is characterized by high growth in employment of foreigners and vice versa. In this respect, the status of foreigners in the...
Imunita členů Evropského parlamentu
Immunity of Members of the European Parliament
Zuzana Trávníčková
Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(2):21-34
The immunity of members of the European Parliament is based on Protocol on privileges and immunities from April 8, 1965. Inspired by national regulations, the Protocol lays out provisions on non-liability (covering opinions expressed or vote cast during debates in Parliament) and inviolability (under same conditions, as the members of national parliaments are protected). Since eighties, the Parliament has struggled for a revision of the Protocol unsuccessfully. The revision should overcome the national extension of the Protocol and "upgrade" provisions, concerning the members of Parliament. Even if the Protocol text has not been revised yet, we cannot...
Consultations
Premeny suverenity európskych štátov v kontexte vybraných teórií medzinárodných vzťahov
Changes of Sovereignty
Jaroslav Ušiak
Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(2):35-54
Today, especially in the European Union, there are many state and non-state actors that try to interfere in the organization of states and sovereignty itself. This situation caused the gradual erosion of sovereignty from the inside. If we want to define factors that supported the internal and/or external erosion (e.g. factors with positive or negative influences) we have to identify key elements of this process. Key elements that create limits of both internal and external sovereignty are as follows: 1. change of legitimacy (the question is who has the right to exercise authority), 2. self-determination of nations, 3. minority rights, 4. human rights...
Česká republika pět let v Evropské unii: aktuální problémy přijetí eura
5 Years in the EU: Current Issues of Adopting Euro in the Czech Republic
Tomáš Jelínek
Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(2):55-70
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the fulfillment of Maastricht Convergence Criteria by the Czech Republic for 5 past years of being member of the EU. The Czech Republic hasn't set the official term of adoption of euro yet and even hasn't been participating in the exchange rate mechanism ERM II which is the basic assumption for adopting of euro. The Czech Republic is characterized by lower inflation rate during its high economic performance which can be explained by appreciation of Czech crown to euro. The sore point for the Czech Republic is the unsolved condition of Czech public financial sector. The total debt is relatively low but the contemporary...
Klastrové politiky v Německu a Rakousku (případové studie s implikací pro ČR)
Cluster Policies in Germany and Austria (Case Studies with Implications for the Czech Republic)
Josef Abrhám
Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(2):71-84
The subject to solution of this paper will be the analysis of clusters as a tool for advance in competitiveness of economies with a practical focus on the Federal Republic of Germany and Austria. It is a very topical theme both in the Czech Republic and other European countries, especially in context of challenges of globalization and also within the range of realization of the reforms related to the Lisbon Strategy. The importance of clusters in the field of competitiveness shows itself more and more clearly in context of the deepening of the process of globalization of the world economy. Despite the uniting effect of globalization there are significant...
Rusko jako strategický trh pro české exportéry a investory
Russian Federation as Strategic Market for Czech Exporters and Investors
Hakob Samsonyan
Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(2):85-111
Russian market, it's size, structure of supply and demand, represents strategic market for the Czech economy both for macroeconomic and microeconomic needs and importance. Czech economic policy in the last period gives substantional attention to promote Czech exporters and investors entering Russian market. First of all there are broad activities of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade and it's agencies and institutions: Czech Export Bank (ČEB, a.s.), Export Guarantee and Insurance Company (EGAP, a.s.) and Czech Trade agency. This study indicates and underlines positive influence of Russian transition process in the last decade. As the key information...