The European Union strives to balance disparities between member states and their districts and reduce backwardness of the least favoured regions through Structural and regional policy. The first chapter describes general characteristics of the Structural and regional policy, history of the policy, defines basic principles of the policy and territorial statistic units NUTS. The second chapter is concerned with common description of particular program periods of support from structural funds. The third chapter puts brain to development of Czech republic and is divided according to particular program periods. In the fourth chapter I consider to working of structural funds in district of Hradec Králové. Last, the fifth chapter is oriented only to case studies of obtaining of financial resources of EU, which were realized at the district of Hradec Králové.

The thesis is focused on the position of people with disabilities on the labour market in the Czech Republic, on the received arrangements for support of their employment and on their possibilities to get a job. The first part deals with characteristics of the present situation of disabled people on the labour market and with specification of various factors, which can influence their employment. The next part is focused on the supported employment service, which helps disadvantaged people on the labour market, especially people with disabilities, on the principles and advantages of this service and also on the comparison of the Czech experiences with experiences of the chosen European union countries. Only the nongovernmental non-profit organizations so far offer the supported employment service in the Czech Republic and that is why the following part discusses the topic of this organizations and their financing, especially funding from EU structural funds, which are the most important source of money for most of the mentioned organizations. The final part deals with the incentives, which can lead employers to employ the person with disability.

European integration means for the member states many duties but on the other hand also many advantages. Among the most significant belongs the possibility to use financial means from EU Budget. The most significant budget items are the structural funds. Structural funds are the financial instrument of regional and structural policy EU with them EU tries to help member states regions to develop. The aim of my works is present the system of functioning EU Budget and also evaluate the system of the financial flows from the budget by the medium of structural funds. I am going to demonstrate this problem on the Czech Republic.

First chapter contains the characterictic of programming period 2007 - 2013, main objectives and instruments of regional policy EU. There is also description of the situation concerning European Funds in the Czech Republic including main strategic documents and operational programmes. Second chapter deals with particular programmes that include subvention of projects in tourist trade in programming period 2007 - 2013. For illustration there are also introduced some examples of successfully realized projects. Last chapter provides an overview of using financial resources from the Structural Funds in the Czech Republic both in the previous programming period 2004 - 2006 and in the new period 2007 - 2013.

The work describes particularities of public universities and their funding. It depicts possibilities of funding by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and particulary by structural funds of European Union. The main part is dedicted to funding by Operational Programme Education for Competitiveness. Work describes procedure of creation, implementation, monitoring and control of projects funding by Operational Programme Education for Competitiveness. Furthermore it describes other possibilities of funding by structural funds and economic information systems on Czech public universities.

This diploma thesis consists of three main parts that are further divided into chapters and subheads. The object of thesis is to describe models of drawing EU funds in chosen member countries and compare them, idenify their strengths and weaknesses, their successfulness and demands. First part concentrates on common bases which are macroeconomic state, european funds as a tool of economic and social solidarity policy, legislation and national strategic documents. Second part focuses on the analysis and comparison of the main aspects of drawing funds system, implementation structure, institutional ensurance, financial flows and also mentions the area of controls and certification. Third, the last, part evaluates chosen models in terms of their financial allocations, drawing successfulness and administrative and time demands which are demonstrated on realized projects and plays in fact a role of before dicussed problems recapitulation. The whole work ends by conclusion and evaluation of reaching the given object. The text itself is enriched by a number of graphs, tables and pictures clarifying and supporting the explained matter. All the literature, methodical and programme documents as well as other used sources are listed in the list of sources. Annexes refered in text are listed and enclosed at the very end of this work.

In my final thesis I focus on process and implementation of project procedure. The main aim of this thesis is to show possibilities of how to work with projects in the nonprofit field of educational resort. The opening part is a summary of six chapters. I tried to summarize my own, as well as other theoretical knowledge and basic information concerning the branch of the project procedure, which are important for the following practical part of the thesis. I deal with individual phases of the project procedure, in which I explain terms such as project framework, the lifecycle of project, evaluation methods of projects, the use of information technology, risks that might appear in project procedure etc. Further in my thesis, which is very important, I focus on possibilities of project fundraising in schools. I present basic information about The European Business Academy in Decin, where I am employed. I also deal with options that teachers and students have to extend their education abroad, so called "the mobility of students and teachers". The main part of my thesis includes projects which are being prepared at The European Business Academy in Decin. As an example, I enclose a project which was conducted by students together with teachers and its implementation into use. The second project is a project objective which was not implemented. The third project is being processed and the fourth one has been approved. Another aim of my thesis is to show to other schools how to work with projects and give them a guideline how to involve not only teachers or other employees but also students. Since 2010 students of the final grade will create team projects and the process and defence of the project will be included in the final school-leaving examination.

Diploma thesis brings out structural funds as one of possible source of financing investments in companies. It gives summarization about structural funds in condition of Slovak republic. Together with this finds problems and failings of European funds and possible improves. On example of company Spinea, s.r.o. demonstrates process of preparation selected parts of project needs to request grant.

The aim of the thesis is the analysis of the possibility of using funds from structural funds of the European Union in relation to the development of country micro-regions on a specific example of the Podblanicko Micro-region. In the first part of this thesis, there is a brief description of the EU regional and structural policy and characterization of individual tools, principles and aims of economic and social cohesion both in the previous program period of 2000 -- 2006 (for the Czech Republic and new member countries between 2004 and 2006) and in the current time period 2007 - 2013. Further, the Podblanicko Micro-region is characterized. The crucial part of the thesis is the assessment whether and how the micro-region made use of the financial aid from the EU structural funds in individual operational programmes in relation to the priorities of the micro-region development strategy between 2004 and 2006. The benefits of the subsidy from the EU funds are documented on an example of a successfully implemented project. In concurrence to a SWOT analysis of the micro-region and its defined priorities the possibilities are specified regarding funding of the activities from the EU funds directly for this specific cluster of municipalities between 2007 and 2013. On grounds of the findings obtained, recommendations are formulated for the Podblanicko Micro-region for the current programme period.

The main purpose of this diploma thesis is development of the economy of Ireland and its position in EU. The work is divided into three main parts. First chapter describes the development of irish economy in the past until half of the 90's. Second part includes period of great economic growth, which is called the period of "Celtic Tiger." It concerns with main economic indicators and also with grounds for this fast economic growth, this in connection with EU as well. Third part includes period of economic crisis in the irish economy, main causes of this crisis and changes in an attitude of the Irish towards the membership in EU and also position among the rest of member states. Ireland still belongs to great supportes of EU. Irish economy's joined the most mature and the fastest growing economies of EU. The global crisis has hit irish economy as the first state of eurozone and its impacts were very hard. The duration of this crisis is not known, even it is possible, that period of great economic growth was only excaption.