This course will introduce students to the economic, political, and legal nature of the European Union, the history of European integration, the political system of the European Union, and its public policies, the economic performance, and its philosophical foundations, as well as the current issues of democracy, populism, public opinion and Euroscepticism in Europe. And in the second part of the course, we will focus on the politics and government of Spain. In this last section, we will analyze the Spanish political institutions, the decision-making process, the party, and the electoral system, as well as the regional identities and new challenges of nationalism and secessionism.