EUROPEAN COHESION POLICY: CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES, IMPERATIVES FOR UKRAINE
Abstract
The article is devoted to the research of European cohesion policy conceptual and applied bases, which can be successfully implemented in Ukraine. The relevance of the study is due to the high level of Ukrainian regions divergence in terms of socio-economic development, the problems of territorial integrity, ethnic, religious and cultural conflicts. The methodological basis of the research is formed by the dialectical method of cognition of economic processes in their interrelation and evolution. The main innovative changes in the cohesion policy for the programming period 2021-2027 have been identified. They are a reaction to the strengthening of global risks and internal threats to the EU unity. The study proves the feasibility of implementation a European model of сohesion policy as a means of activation and accumulation of internal regional development opportunities. Based on the use of practiced in the countries of the European Union indicators, an assessment of Ukrainian regions economic, social and territorial cohesion is performed. On the basis of factor analysis the interdependence of economic, social and territorial cohesion is proved. This proves the objective need to increase the economic cohesion of all Ukrainian regions as a basis for overcoming disparities in social development, strengthening unity and overcoming socio-cultural and other conflicts. It is established that all administrative regions of Ukraine are characterized by a low level of social and territorial cohesion. Accordingly, the priorities set in the European Union's cohesion policy (innovation, environmental friendliness, unity, social orientation, proximity to citizens) should be strategic imperatives in Ukraine. Cohesion policy should be implemented transparently, with clearly defined goals, tools and conditions for supporting local initiatives, based on the consolidation of the state and territorial communities resources. The practical value of the study is in the possibility of using the results to substantiate differentiated proposals for overcoming disparities in the socio-economic development of the regions of Ukraine and developing of communication networks between them.
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