European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement: Challenges and Prospects for Cooperation

Authors

  • Olena Durman Kherson National Technical University
  • Mykola Durman Kherson National Technical University
  • Tatyana Mazievich Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University
  • Oksana Zhiliaieva Kherson State University
  • Svitlana Arkhypenko Kryvyi Rih National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v8i3.780

Keywords:

European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement, eurointegration, adaptation strategy, cooperation, sustainable socio-economic development

Abstract

The purpose was to substantiate the features and determine an effective strategy for Ukraine's Eurointegration. Used a theoretical analysis of reports on the fulfillment of the terms of the European Union (EU)–Ukraine Association Agreement (AA), we identified the problems and destructive factors of the European integration for Ukraine.  The graph theory helped to prioritize these problems in the context of implementing the AA's tasks. Constructed neural models and elasticity coefficients provided a quantitative assessment of the adequate performance of strategic functions within the framework of the AA for Ukraine has been carried out. Priority of conduction tasks argued the importance of implementing a strategy of moderate adaptation for Ukraine to increase the positive effect of cooperation with the EU and sustainable development of the country

Author Biographies

Olena Durman, Kherson National Technical University

Olena Durman, PhD in Public Administration, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Administration and Local Government, Kherson National Technical University, Kherson, Ukraine

Mykola Durman, Kherson National Technical University

Mykola Durman, Doctor of Science in Public Administration, the Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine, Professor of the Department of Public Administration and Local Government, Kherson National Technical University, Kherson, Ukraine

Tatyana Mazievich, Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University

Tatyana Mazievich, PhD in Economic, Associate Professor of the Department of Department of Land Management, Geodesy and Cadastre, Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University, Kherson, Ukraine

Oksana Zhiliaieva, Kherson State University

Oksana Zhiliaieva, Postgraduate student of the Department of Parliamentarism of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine; Senior Lecturer of the Department of Ukrainian Philology and Journalism, Kherson State University, Kherson, Ukraine

Svitlana Arkhypenko, Kryvyi Rih National University

Svitlana Arkhypenko, PhD in Economic, Associate Professor of the Department of Accounting, Taxation, Public Administration, Kryvyi Rih National University, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.

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2021-09-15

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Durman, O., Durman, M., Mazievich, T., Zhiliaieva, O., & Arkhypenko, S. (2021). European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement: Challenges and Prospects for Cooperation. Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR), 8(3), 349–361. https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v8i3.780

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