Open AccessConstitutional and legal support of Ukraine’s integration into the European Union: formation and development
Author(s) -
Olha Melnychuk,
I. M. Pavlichenko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
naukovij vìsnik užgorodsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu. serìâ pravo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-6153
pISSN - 2307-3322
DOI - 10.24144/2307-3322.2021.67.9
Subject(s) - european union , european integration , political science , legislation , european union law , economic integration , international trade , law , economics
The article examines the constitutional and legal support of European integration from the beginning of the regulation of foreign relations, the specification of areas of partnership and cooperation to the normalization of political association and economic integration between Ukraine and the European Union.The normative legal acts that were the basis of the European integration process, as well as those that are in force and provide it today, are analyzed. Attention is paid to the analysis of the content and assessment of the role of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement for the development of Ukraine’s integration into the European Union. The role of this document for laying a new basis of management in Ukraine - market relations, expanding the range of foreign economic activity, limiting the state monopoly in this area, adaptation of regulations of Ukraine to the legislation of the European Union, etc. Emphasis is placed on the main achievements of Ukraine in the period 1998-2013: signing a number of bilateral agreements in the aviation, navigation and energy sectors, granting market economy status, proclamation of accession to the World Trade Organization, formation of new legislation based on international and European standards, etc. The process of concluding and signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union is studied. It is determined that this Agreement is a legal instrument that provides an opportunity to create conditions for closer cooperation in areas of mutual interest and to develop integration relations for Ukraine’s full membership in the European Union.Emphasis is placed on the positive role of normalization of the strategic course of the state for the acquisition of full membership of Ukraine in the European Union and in the organizations of the North Atlantic Treaty at the level of the Constitution of Ukraine. It is stated that this factor will contribute to the development of European integration relations and systemic reforms, which are the main criteria for full membership.