Organizations active in cocaine trafficking are not cartels in the proper sense of the word. They are rather complex differentiated networks with flexible relations, where both cooperation and competition is present. In general the impacts of cocaine trafficking are economic, political, diplomatic and impacts on public order. The key participants in cocaine trafficking are producer states Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, the main consumer markets are the United States and the European Union. Cocaine trafficking is on the rise in the long run, however, a decline was witnessed recently. The impacts of cocaine trafficking for the US and the EU are similar in their nature, however, they are much more grave for the US because of a longer functioning and a much bigger national cocaine market. Consequently, the US and the EU perceive the cocaine threat differently: for the US it represents a national security threat, whereas for the EU it is mainly a societal threat. A comparison of the US and EU policies towards cocaine production and trafficking shows that the US one is more active, with a broader focus and frequently of a coercive nature. Its goals are the eradication of coca, cocaine and cocaine trafficking organizations. The EU focuses on indirect eradication through social and economic development in producer areas and regional cooperation.

This paper deals with economic relations between the Czech republic and Italy. It focuses on problems of Italian economy and its macroeconomic development, analyses the trade exchange between these two countries from the foundation of the Czech republic to the present.It deals with the conditions that must be fulfilled when entering italian market, compares the business style of managers from both countries and introduces the basic activities that has to be made for succesful cooperation between Italy and the Czech republic.

The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the level of economic and trade cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan starting from the beginning of its formation. I have used SWOT analysis tool to show different aspects which influence current level and further possibilities for cooperation. The study finds that, the EU is presently a major investor and trade partner of Azerbaijan. Up to latest time, the main factor of cooperation was the country's energy resources. However, later Azerbaijan has enlarged its participation by enrollment in the EU Eastern Partnership agreement and European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and is currently closely working with the EU in a number of areas. Azerbaijan is seeking for the membership in the WTO which can potentially facilitate trade flows between the two parties and bring the country closer to the European market.

The diploma thesis on the subject: "WTO positions to deal with the international financial and economic crisis" makes an attempt to get a complex view of the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in relation to the recent and so far not totally overcome world economic crisis. The point of departure of the dissertation is a brief analysis of the main functions of the WTO in the context of its history including the ongoing negotiations of the so called Doha Development Agenda (DDA). The dissertation analyses further the main causes of the recent crisis and compares it with the Great Depression of the thirties in the XX century. Special attention is thereat given to the role of the international trade and the impact of both crises on it. It states that in both cases the trade was not a cause of the crisis but rather its victim. The differences are seen in the fact that in this crisis the states in principle managed to resist protectionist tendencies. This was also thanks to the role of the WTO and its effect, through its monitoring mechanism as well as the existence of the system of binding rules. It takes notice of different forms of today's protectionism and is warning against its development. In the conclusion the thesis indicates some of the possible directions of the next development of the WTO activities.

Thesis examines the trade development in the Visegrad countries, the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland and Hungary through the detailed analyses of their historical trends in GDP, currency and inflation, and foreign trade. The timeline of their trade development was split into two periods: during communism and after the collapse of communism. The study showed that the Visegrad countries' trade was concentrated mostly within the CMEA countries and their trade relations with the West were restricted which held them back from their earlier integration into the EU and also kept down their economic growth for several decades. Their economies were centrally planned and state held monopoly over foreign trade which caused them to be much less competitive on world markets. The period after the collapse of their communist regimes involves their transition to market economy and their full integration into the EU with the increasing share of the EU in their foreign trade. The analysis of this period emphasizes the importance of the openness of their economies in their gained economic growth. Another purpose of the study was to look into their trade perspectives with the economic projections and their future accession into the Eurozone. Visegrad countries' cooperation in attracting FDI into the region was also found important for their economic stabilization and future growth in today's competitive world.

This mastert's thesis is engaged in internet business, specifically in e-shops, which are still more popular in these days of internet technologies among businessmen and also ordinary internet users, who are potential customers. The first part provides theoretical basis for familiarizing readers with the specifics of internet business and explains the basic terms and relationships in this branch. Second, practical part describes, analyzes and evaluates particular procedures and possibilities of running e-shop in practice. Particular steps and procedures are described on the basis of e-shop Drevokryty.cz. The thesis is conceived as a whole, which provides a complete picture of running e-shop from the view of entrepreneur.

The thesis focuses on creating a business plan for e shop with business accessories and verification of its competitiveness and potential for further development. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part provides basic theoretical knowledge needed to develop the business plan. The practical part is focused on writing the business plan for the e shop BusinessStyle.cz. The plan includes an introduction, purpose and position of the document, summary, description of business opportunities, company and key personalities and analysis of market, customers, competitors and suppliers. Marketing and sales strategy and implementation project plan is based on this information. The thesis is closed by financial plan that allows evaluation of the project.

The thesis deals with the increasing of business efficiency of the online store 4RIDERS. The aim of the thesis is the complex analysis, evaluation and recommendation of specific steps to modernize the online store 4RIDERS in terms of online marketing activities, strategies and technical solutions. The theoretical part describes the legislative and technical requirements necessary for the operation of the e-commerce and defines the basic concepts of online marketing and its tools, including online marketing strategy See-Think-Do-Care. In the practical part is processed by the situational analysis, analysis and evaluation of the current online marketing strategy according to the tools display ads, SEO, PPC, social networking, email marketing and shopping comparison sites. The main part of the thesis consists of the proposal of a new online marketing strategy based on the model See-Think-Do-Care. The thesis also deals with the analysis and evaluation of the current e-commerce solutions and recommendations for the new e-commerce platform with regard to the implementation of the suggested online marketing strategy.

This diploma thesis considers the possibility for Ukrainian manufacturing company entry into the Czech market. The diploma thesis aim is to analyze the possibility for the Ukrainian company entry to the Czech Republic and to choose an optimal form of an entrance. And on the basis of these results to offer the standardized method for the entry of the Ukrainian company into the European market. For achievement of the diploma thesis aim the most used methods are analysis, synthesis and comparison. Main analytical tools are Porter's five forces analysis and PEST analysis. Approach to the choice of the best form for an expansion to foreign markets can be used by the companies in case of making decision on geographical diversification of its zone of sale.

This thesis focuses on international supply chain of flowers. The primary goal of this thesis is to analyse supply chain in context of international trade with this commodity and subsequent identification of problematic parts to which I find possible solutions. The secondary goal is to offer reader comprehensive image of how trade with flowers works, what kind of operations take place, what kind of logistics and processes are used and finally, how does it look in practice.