Orest Krasivskyy. Ukraine in the context of the eastern dimension of EU policy

Abstract

The article analyzes the eastern policy of the European Union, the prospects of building of new relationships with the countries that emerged after the collapse of the USSR, including Ukraine. The article focuses on the European Neighbourhood Policy and the “Eastern Partnership” with Ukraine, Ukraine’s relations with the EU, the problem of agreements signing on the visa-free movement, the free trade area and the cooperation with the EU.
Keywords: European Union, the Eastern dimension, the Eastern Partnership, Association of Ukraine with the EU, European integration of Ukraine.