The diploma thesis "The Analysis of External Cooperation Programmes of the European Community, the role of Czech Republic in the external cooperation and the possible involvement of Czech firms throughout the years 2007 and 2013" is basically about external aid and development programmes. The thesis is not just applied to participating development agencies in the Czech Republic or abroad, specific programmes and different ways of selection procedures which are published by the European Commission. Contribution of this thesis is a summary of various recommendations for new tenderers and gives us an unpublished look on statistical data regarding to the success of Czech companies in these procedures between years 2002 and 2008.Diplomová práce ...