Payments and accounting relations within the Czech Republic and the European Union.

This thesis is concerned with a very dynamic and, at the same time very topical, subject -, namely payment services. Nowadays most payments for goods and services are realised by means of cashless payments. The thesis defines several sections, or partial objectives. The main objective is the characteristic features of payment systems used in the Czech Republic , followed by the analysis of the contemporary payment transactions in the Czech Republic ? organisation. The partial objectives describing payment transactions in the European Union, evaluating payment instruments in practice emphasising topical trends in this area