The key objective of the diploma thesis is to evaluate tourism competitiveness in the European Union -- particularly which competitiveness rankings are related to tourism sector and what position the EU and its member states represent within them. Also, there is politics of the EU analysed, key documents are mentioned and future opportunities for tourism development are outlined in the diploma thesis. In conclusion, particular project is analysed. The project is an example of above mentioned competitiveness support in tourism sector of the EU.

The imbalances within the Euro-zone were the main reasons of the crisis that had led to the growing budget deficits in the Southern Europe resulting in the accumulation of unsustainable debt. The imbalances were caused by the declining competitiveness of the South vis-s-vis the North. The main causes of the declining competitiveness are the differences in unit labor costs invoked by different regulations concerning the labor markets in the Euro-zone countries and the diverging levels of productivity, which is liked with the different levels of technological advancement. The contributing factor is the institutional imperfections of the EMU, that did not allow the countries in Southern Europe to restore their competitiveness by traditional means without providing them with alternatives.

The thesis is focused on the analysis of the competitiveness of selected countries of eastern enlargement of the EU. The aim of this work is to analyze the competitiveness of selected countries - Slovakia, Slovenia and Estonia, comparing them to each other and in relation to other EU countries. The first chapter defines competitiveness and methods of its assessment. The second chapter discusses the external and internal economic balance of the selected countries. Analysis of long-run competitive advantages is the aim of third chapter and final part of the thesis, confronts results of international competitiveness yearbooks with reality.

The diploma thesis is focused on Croatia's economy and position in the international tourism market. The object of the thesis is a study of Croatia's economy and tourism in connection with its accession to the European Union. The aim of the thesis is to analyse macroeconomic indicators and evaluate position of Croatia in the international tourism market along with assessment of competitiveness in both areas. First part of the thesis evaluates economic situation of Croatia and its competitiveness. Considering Croatia's accession to the European Union, the thesis provides a comparative analysis of selected macroeconomic indicators with those of member states. The next part of the thesis is focused on tourism in Croatia, its characteristics and evaluation of competitiveness and position in the international tourism market. In the last part, the diploma thesis describes problematic areas and current policies of tourism in Croatia.

The main goal of this diploma thesis is the implementation of the strategic analysis of Rodinný pivovar Bernard a. s. The thesis is divided into four parts: introduction, theory, practice and conclusion. The theoretical section deals with definition of key words like mission, vision, strategy and strategic management. It also explains the methods of the strategic analysis which are applied in the following practical section. The practical section of the thesis consists of internal and external environment analysis. The external environment analysis addresses identification of the market, competitors and other external influences. The analysis of the internal environment includes exploring and evaluation of the company's resources and its competences. All findings are summarized at the end of the thesis in a SWOT analysis. Concrete recommendations for the future are presented based on the SWOT analysis.

This master thesis is focus on the European Structural Funds. The main objective is to analyze the impact of European subsidies on competitiveness of the industrial companies in the Czech Republic. For this purpose I compare the performance of companies that have received public subsidies to that of similar companies that have not received it. Measuring of the competitiveness in this paper is based on financial indicators. The subsidy effect is evaluated for the Operational program Industry and Enterprise which provided a support for Czech manufacturing companies from 2004 to 2006. The theoretical part starts with the basic parameter of Structural Funds and there are also mentioned resultes of related studies for comparison. In the analytical part is analysed the impact of subsidy on companies by using t-test and regression analysis from the period of 2006 -- 2011. Information is obtained from CzechInvest and database Albertina Data. Final conclusions do not confirm the possitive effect of subsidy on companies competitiveness.

This master's thesis describes the current state of passenger rail transport and the most important long-distance projects in Europe in the 20th century. It also deals with current changes in the European rail market and its further development. The aim of this master's thesis is to analyze the state of long-distance rail passenger transport in the Czech Republic and abroad, a general view on the high speed rail, which is described in terms of its development, technology, benefits and costs and the analysis of the competitiveness of high speed rail compared to air transport from a user's perspective. This thesis also solves possible relations between high speed rail and other means of transport and whether high speed rail could be competitive in the Praha -- Brno line.

This thetis deals with the support of research and development realized by private companies. The importance of research and development in contemporary economies is explained at the beginning of the thesis. In the second part is explained the necessity of public support of research and development and design of exploited tax incentives including measuring of their effectiveness. The final part will compare and evaluate the established policy to support private research and development in Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France, Australia and Ireland.

This thesis concerns with the comparative analysis of three world centres and is divided into three chapters. The first part deals with competitiveness, its concept, determinants and measurement. Then it focuses on economic policy, where are explained the basic concepts, main directions and its relation to competitiveness. The second part analyzes three world centres on the basis of selected indicators. Furthermore, it is derived their SWOT analysis from this chapter. The third chapter is aimed at the economic prospects of the European Union and its Member States. The result of thesis is a recommendation for individual economies, notably the EU.

The main approach to the solution of the debt crisis, which started in EU in 2010, was the adoption of measures focusing on fiscal consolidation. But despite them it is still not possible to claim that the debt crisis has been resolved, and the economic stagnation of EU continues. This thesis follows alternative approach to the solution of debt crisis, specifically the measures revolving around fostering of economic growth. It looks into how different extent of implementation of competitiveness strategies, whose goal together with the improvement of country competitiveness is to also improve economic growth, influenced the impact of debt crisis on selected countries. Based on this analysis we draw a conclusion whether or not measures focused on the economic growth could be a more effective solution of the debt crisis.