As current events unfold and according to students’ interests, topics may be moved, removed or added.

The Lesson 1 and 5 questions are provided as examples of the types of questions that will serve as

a base for presentations, discussions and analysis. Details are in the lesson plans and materials.

Lesson 1

United in diversity

Types of diversity

What opportunities and challenges does diversity create?

Is EU economic diversity a strength?

Lesson 2

The EU as an economic entity: its institutions, competences, vision

Lesson 3

Competitiveness, innovation, growth, regional disparities

Lesson 4

EU financial instruments and their effectiveness: cohesion funds, structural funds, CAP (agriculture), education and training, other

Lesson 5

Economic integration and regulation; the Eurozone and Schengen; sovereignty and the subsidiary principle

To what extent does a single market exist?

Is more economic integration and regulation desirable? In what areas?

Lesson 6

Post Covid challenges: inflation, growth, inequality and others

Lesson 7

Energy independence and the green transition

Lesson 8

Employment, demographics and the ageing population

Lesson 9

The war in Ukraine from an economic perspective

Lesson 10

Are former socialist countries different from an economic perspective?

Lesson 11

EU enlargement from an economic perspective

Lesson 12

Redistributive mechanisms

Lesson 13

EU strengths

Best practice and innovation to address economic challenges Diversity of models in the EU as a strength

Presentations of policy findings from group policy papers