Strategic partnership between Ukraine and the EU
The subject of the study is the process of formation of strategic relations between Ukraine and the EU. The purpose of this study is to determine the conditions for the transformation of international cooperation into a strategic partnership and to assess the parity of the economic component of the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the EU. Research methodology – proposed by the author. Results of work. The conditions of transformation of international cooperation into strategic partnership are determined. The proposed method of estimating the parity of the economic component of the strategic partnership. The disparity in cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union, its causes and ways of overcoming is substantiated. Conclusions: parity of the economic component of the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the EU can be ensured by the equivalent technological and status external trade balance; partner exchange of scientific achievements, jointly developed scientific and educational programs in the context of the scientific and educational component; development of tourism, joint sporting and cultural activities within the cultural component.