Legal regulation of European programs in the programming period 2014 - 2020

1 Summary This thesis deals with European programs and their legislation. Author especially characterizes the programming period 2014 - 2020 in comparison with the programming period 2007 - 2013. In the first part of the thesis the author defines the fundamental institutions of the European programs. This is especially the definition of economic, social and territorial cohesion as one of the most important policies of the European Union, as well as the definition of the programming period as a seven-year cycle, during which there is a drawing funds from the European Union. On these fundamental concepts continues to define European structural and investment funds, serving as a financial tool for drawing funds from the European Union, the operational programs and priority axes, the Czech Republic for a particular programming period determined. This is all within the context of the budgetary policy of the Czech Republic together with the definition of legislation at both national and European level. In the second part, the author approaches each program period, which the Czech republic after joining the European Union fully participated. This is the programming period 2007 - 2013 and subsequently by the current programming period 2014 - 2020. Within these cycles are given particular documents issued for a..