USE OF THE EUROPEANISATION CONCEPT FOR THE ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article examines the two-way process, the classification of Europeanization, the mechanisms of Europeanization, for example, the institutional mechanism, the compliance mechanism, the cognitive mechanism, the correlation of the choice of Europeanization or globalization. The evolution and development of relations between the European Union and Ukraine, cooperation in the trade and economic sphere and in the sphere of security are shown. The role in the energy security of the European Union was studied, it was proved that the main advantage of the country lies in its geopolitical location. Political processes and prospects on the way to European integration are analyzed. The process of Europeanization involves a certain change in the consciousness of political and bureaucratic decisionmakers. Therefore, studies of approaches in candidate countries are needed to demonstrate how deep the process of Europeanization of foreign policy is. The research is aimed at determining the mechanisms of intercultural interactions through the phenomenon of Europeanization, the influence on the unification of the cultural and value dimension of European integration.