АНАЛІЗ ОКРЕМИХ НАПРЯМІВ ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО СПІВРОБІТНИЦТВА УКРАЇНИ ТА ЄС

Abstract

The article considers the issues of economic cooperation between Ukraine and the EU, in particular such important ones as cooperation in the agricultural and transport industries. The main directions of cooperation between the states for the past period are covered, the analysis of foreign economic relations of Ukraine with the EU is carried out, the dynamics and volumes of export-import of Ukraine with the EU are analyzed, including in the context of its specific types. Problems of demand for domestic goods and services in the EU markets during the COVID-19 pandemic have been identified. The role and significance of the intensification of Ukraine's foreign economic relations with the EU are substantiated. As a result, emphasis was placed on the need to further intensify Ukraine's economic cooperation with the EU, the introduction of effective mechanisms for optimizing and harmonizing Ukrainian legislation in the framework of integration into the European Economic Area. After a long process of ratification by EU countries, the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU entered into force in full (2017). After that, a long time has passed, during which Ukraine and the EU are conducting economic cooperation in a new format. Analyzing certain types of such cooperation, it is possible to determine the real results that have resulted from the European integration aspirations of the Ukrainian people, embodied in the above-mentioned Association Agreement with the EU and subsequent international agreements. Analysis of the current state of economic cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in terms of individual areas shows the need to intensify further work at the international and national levels to overcome the problems faced by the studied industries today, for the second year of quarantine restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and Europe. due to the prolonged military aggression of the Russian Federation and Eastern Ukraine and the annexation Crimea. Due to all these factors, the focus should be on creating the most favorable conditions for overcoming the negative effects on the development of Ukraine's international economic cooperation, including with the European Union.