Vitrenko L. Regional Priorities of the European Integration Policy of the Southern and Eastern European Countries

In the thesis European integration policy of the Southern and Eastern European countries is thoroughly examined; concepts, doctrines and views of Ukrainian and foreign researchers concerning the impact of the EU's European integration policy on foreign and internal policy of the Southern and Eastern European countries are explored and systemized; influence of the factor of conflictogenity on transformation of the regional policy priorities of the Southern and Eastern European countries in the context of European integration is found out; comparative analysis of European integration policy of Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina is carried out; common and distinctive features in implementation of the European integration strategies of the Southern and Eastern European countries are established; their foreign policy positions concerning achievement of the EU membership are specified; the author's approach to the adaptation of the Southern and Eastern European countries to EU standards is presented; main problems in cooperation between the Southern and Eastern European countries and the European Union are analyzed; prospects of accession to the EU of the Southern and Eastern European countries are determined; influence of the European integration processes of the Southern and Eastern European countries on Ukraine's European integration policy is determined; recommendations for appropriate political institutions engaged in realization of Ukraine's European integration strategy are elaborated.