Cross-Border Cooperation between Slovakia and Ukraine: Volume I: Impact of EU relations with Ukraine
Cross-Border Cooperation between Slovakia and Ukraine: Volume I: Impact of EU relations with Ukraine
Contributor(s): Alexander Duleba (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Methodology and research technology, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics
Published by: Prešovská univerzita v Prešove, Filozofická fakulta, Inštitút politológie
Keywords: Cross-Border Cooperation between Slovakia and Ukraine; EU and Ukraine relations; Cross-border Cooperation;
Summary/Abstract: This publication is the first in a series of four publications that present the findings of the research project “Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine and Cross-border Cooperation between Slovakia and Ukraine: Implications and Opportunities”. The research project was implemented by the Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Prešov with the support of the Slovak Research and Development Agency over the period of 2016 ‒ 2019 (project no. APVV-15-0369).
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-80-555-23
- Page Count: 200
- Publication Year: 2019
- Language: English
Research goals and methodology
Research goals and methodology
(Research goals and methodology)
- Author(s):Alexander Duleba
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Government/Political systems, International relations/trade
- Page Range:1-17
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:EU; Ukraine;Cross-Border Cooperation;
- Summary/Abstract:The main goal of this research project was to identify the opportunities for and obstacles to further development of cross-border cooperation between Slovakia and Ukraine that result from the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. The research has examined the hypothesis that full implementation of the Associated Agreement will change the regime of the Slovak-Ukrainian border in coamparison with the current state and bring new opportunities for the development of cross-border cooperation. Our research has been based on the existing international research on borders and crossborder cooperation and, especially, research that examines cross-border cooperation at the EU’s external border.
Institutional framework for Ukraine’s relations with the EU: limits and opportunities for Slovak-Ukrainian cross -border cooperation
Institutional framework for Ukraine’s relations with the EU: limits and opportunities for Slovak-Ukrainian cross -border cooperation
(Institutional framework for Ukraine’s relations with the EU: limits and opportunities for Slovak-Ukrainian cross -border cooperation)
- Author(s):Alexander Duleba
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Government/Political systems, International relations/trade
- Page Range:28-77
- No. of Pages:50
- Keywords:Slovak-Ukrainian cross -border cooperation; EU; Ukraine;
- Summary/Abstract:The aim of this chapter is to identify the importance of the institutional framework of Ukraine’s relations with the EU for the development of cross-border cooperation between Slovakia and Ukraine. The primary aim is to identify the opportunities for cross-border cooperation that the Association Agreement offers in comparison with the previous contractual regime. In this text, we analyse the European integration process of Ukraine from the viewpoint of its impact on the development of bilateral relations of Slovakia with Ukraine on the intergovernmental level and for cross-border cooperation on the regional and local level. We focus on an analysis of those factors in EU-Ukraine relations that have an impact on the elimination of barriers and creation of better opportunities for the development of cooperation on the Slovak-Ukrainian border.
Economic integration of Ukraine with the EU: an impact of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, 2016 ‒ 2018
Economic integration of Ukraine with the EU: an impact of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, 2016 ‒ 2018
(Economic integration of Ukraine with the EU: an impact of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, 2016 ‒ 2018)
- Author(s):Myrosława Lendel, Myroslava Tsalan, Kateryna Brenzovych
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International relations/trade
- Page Range:78-98
- No. of Pages:21
- Keywords:Free Trade Area;Economic integration of Ukraine with the EU;
- Summary/Abstract:The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement with the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) was developed with the aim of supporting crucial internal changes in Ukraine’s economy. DCFTA formally came into force on September 1st, 2017, however, it started to be provisionally applied as from January 1st, 2016. Development of trade with a large EU market and improvement of the investment environment in line with European standards should increase the competitiveness of Ukraine’s economy, and, thus, strengthen its positions in the world economy.
The visa dialogue and the visafree regime of Ukraine with the EU: consequences for migration of Ukrainian citizens to the Slovak Republic
The visa dialogue and the visafree regime of Ukraine with the EU: consequences for migration of Ukrainian citizens to the Slovak Republic
(The visa dialogue and the visafree regime of Ukraine with the EU: consequences for migration of Ukrainian citizens to the Slovak Republic)
- Author(s):Nataliya Maradyk
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Governance, International relations/trade
- Page Range:99-114
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:visafree regime; liberalisation of visa regimes; migration of Ukrainian citizens to the Slovak Republic; visafree regime of Ukraine with the EU;
- Summary/Abstract:Liberalisation of visa regimes between countries has been a trend of worldwide and globalisation processes at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries. The core idea behind the liberalisation of visa regimes is the fundamental human right to freedom of movement both within a country and also abroad. The “openness” or “closed-ness” of borders for people is a particular indicator of the economic and social development of a society in general. The ultimate aim of visa regime liberalisation is visa-free travel for people. Citizens who are able to travel visa-free to most of the countries in the world have the greatest freedom of movement. According to Henley & Partner Passport Index Global Ranking, these currently are citizens of the Japan (to 191 countries), Singapore (to 190 countries), South Korea and Germany (to 189 countries), Italy and Finland (to 188 countries), Spain and Luxembourg and Denmark (to 187 countries), Sweden (to 186 countries). On the other hand, for example, citizens of Afghanistan may travel to only 26 countries without a visa (Henley & Partner 2020). As we can see, visa regimes between countries are at present mostly asymmetrical. Good examples of this asymmetry are the visa relations between Ukraine and the rest of the world, in particular the countries of the EU.
EU support programs for cross-border cooperation on its external border: focus on the border with Ukraine
EU support programs for cross-border cooperation on its external border: focus on the border with Ukraine
(EU support programs for cross-border cooperation on its external border: focus on the border with Ukraine)
- Author(s):Vladimír Benč
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:115-134
- No. of Pages:20
- Keywords:EU cooperation with Ukraine;
- Summary/Abstract:The European Union has been investing in cross-border cooperation for more than 29 years via INTERREG, which is funded under the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) goal of the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF). In 1990, the first 31 INTERREG programmes, supporting crossborder cooperation, were launched, with a European community contribution of €1.082 billion. ETC is one of the two goals of cohesion policy and provides a framework for the implementation of joint actions and policy exchanges between national, regional and local actors from different Member States and with neighbouring countries, including Ukraine.
Perception of Ukraine in the EU: analysis of the public opinion of the EU Member States on Ukraine’s EU membership
Perception of Ukraine in the EU: analysis of the public opinion of the EU Member States on Ukraine’s EU membership
(Perception of Ukraine in the EU: analysis of the public opinion of the EU Member States on Ukraine’s EU membership)
- Author(s):Ondrej Marchevský
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:135-142
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:Ukraine’s EU membership; Perception of Ukraine in the EU;
- Summary/Abstract:In order to convey a view on the situation in the relationship between Ukraine, Slovakia and the European Union as comprehensibly as possible, this text analyses trends in the development of public attitudes particularly among EU Member States towards the question of the possible future membership of Ukraine in the European Union. In this analysis25, we are referring to various cyclic (longitudinal) public opinion polls that were conducted in EU Member States, but also in some selected non-EU countries, in the period between 28th February 1996 and 11th November 2010 by the European Commission as part of Eurobarometer surveys. They included the question concerning public opinion in EU Member States, including in some non-EU countries, on the membership of Ukraine in the European Union. The respondents were asked to respond to the following question: Are you in favour or not of Ukraine becoming part of the European Union in the future?
Opportunities and problems in the EU-Ukraine relations: perceptions of actors
Opportunities and problems in the EU-Ukraine relations: perceptions of actors
(Opportunities and problems in the EU-Ukraine relations: perceptions of actors)
- Author(s):Alexander Duleba
- Language:English
- Subject(s):EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:143-168
- No. of Pages:26
- Keywords:EU-Ukraine relations;
- Summary/Abstract:With the aim of identifying perceptions of the opportunities and obstacles for further development of EU-Ukraine relations, including an assessment of the current contractual framework and policies, members of the research team collected empirical data through semi-structured interviews with representatives of the institutions of the EU and Ukraine, who at the time of the interviews were involved on one side or the other in the implementation of the Association Agreement or reforms in Ukraine that follow from its provisions. In October 2017, interviews were conducted in parallel with 10 representatives of EU institutions and 10 representatives of Ukraine’s governmental institutions.26
Policy considerations
Policy considerations
(Policy considerations)
- Author(s):Alexander Duleba
- Language:English
- Subject(s):EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:169-176
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:EU-Ukraine relations;
- Summary/Abstract:The present and the future form of the border regime between Slovakia and Ukraine, including the conditions for cross-border movement of persons, goods, services and capital, and thus also for cross-border cooperation, depends first and foremost on the contractual framework of EU-Ukraine relations, and the same also goes for the relevant policies of the EU towards Ukraine. The common policies and legislation of the EU (acquis communautaire), which regulate the functioning of the internal market of the Union, including the common area of the four freedoms within the integrated space of the Union without internal borders, are binding for EU Member States, including the Slovak Republic.
List of tables, figures, maps and boxes
List of tables, figures, maps and boxes
(List of tables, figures, maps and boxes)
- Author(s):Author Not Specified
- Language:English
- Subject(s):General Reference Works
- Page Range:177-177
- No. of Pages:1
- Summary/Abstract:List of tables, figures, maps and boxes
List of questions for research interviews with representatives of the EU institutions
List of questions for research interviews with representatives of the EU institutions
(List of questions for research interviews with representatives of the EU institutions)
- Author(s):Author Not Specified
- Language:English
- Subject(s):General Reference Works, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
- Page Range:178-181
- No. of Pages:4
- Summary/Abstract:List of questions for research interviews with representatives of the EU institutions
References
References
(References)
- Author(s):Author Not Specified
- Language:English
- Subject(s):General Reference Works
- Page Range:182-198
- No. of Pages:17