EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN POST-EUROMAIDAN UKRAINE: IN SEARCH FOR SCENARIOS
EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN POST-EUROMAIDAN UKRAINE: IN SEARCH FOR SCENARIOS

Summary/Abstract: The article makes an attempt to explain key developments of the European integration processes in the aftermath of Euromaidan events in Ukraine. The analysis covers brief summary of the above mentioned processes in years 1994-2004 and puts major emphasis on the directions and peculiarities of the EU-Ukraine cooperation concerning deliberation and introduction of democratic reforms as well as the main impediments to their successful implementation. The methodology of the research is predominantly based on the method of scenarios aiming to give arguments in favor and against the most probable directions of further relations between Ukraine and the EU. As a matter of fact, on the grounds of the conducted study of political and social situation in Ukraine as well as the policies and position of the European Union and Russian Federation toward the European integration of Ukraine, three scenarios are proposed with a view to evaluating the potential directions of Ukraine’s development: 1) successful European integration and a full EU membership; 2) successful European integration without the perspective of a full EU membership; 3) the change of Ukraine’s pro-European course. Finally, the conclusive remarks summarize of the most significant developments in reference to the systemic reforms launched in 2014 and a set of recommendations regarding the perspective steps that would bring Ukraine closer to the European Union.

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