Riabchenko E. Europeanization of the migration policy of the Republic of Cyprus

Object: migration policy of the Republic of Cyprus; purpose: carrying out complex politological analysis of europeanization of migration policy of the Republic of Cyprus; methods: the analysis of foreign and domestic research, scientific works on migration themes has been analyzed. The level of scientific development and source base is considered. The main scientific works and sources are systematized in the framework of this dissertation; the scientific methods of research are also formulated; novelty: an attempt was made to conduct a comprehensive migration policy of the Republic of Cyprus and its changes in the conditions of the country's integration into the EU for the first time in the domestic scientific literature. For the first time: a comprehensive study of the migration policy of the Republic of Cyprus in the context of European integration, found that the Europeanization of migration policy had positive and negative effects, in addition to the economic component of the issue, which demonstrates the need for foreign labor; the political component shows an increase in anti-migrant attitude, including the appearance of new political parties with anti-migrant slogans; in addition, the arise problems of discrimination should be mentioned as well as competition on the domestic labor market between foreign workers and the local population; and reductioon of the political activity of young people, the possibility of losing of national authenticity of Cypriotism; the recommendations over the Europeanization of Ukrainian migration policy have been developed on the basis of the experience of the Republic of Cyprus; it has been determined that presently the main problem of migration policy is the control of movement across borders, as well as the prospects of association of free and occupied territories and foreseeing of the participation in elections of non-resident population; the following is improved: an analysis of the migration processes in the Republic of Cyprus, which described in detail and in stages the migration policy of Cyprus since the declaration of the independence, and changes dictated by economic factors; a description of the components of Europeanization and the EU's influence on the policy of the Republic of Cyprus, changes in relevant national laws, as well as conclusions on qualitative changes in the political and social life of Cyprus while the Europeanization; an analytical assessment of the visa and migration policy of the EU and the Republic of Cyprus towards Ukraine, with simplified border crossings since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the Republic of Cyprus, Ukrainians have visited the island without visas before the entry of the Republic of Cyprus into the European Union, after the integration of the island to EU - with visas for a simplified regime with electronic visas. The following was given further development: involvement in the scientific circulation of the source from the state and consular offices of the Republic of Cyprus, statistical data on visits to the Republic of Cyprus by years, since the opening of the Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of Cyprus in Mariupol; analysis of migration processes between Ukraine and the Republic of Cyprus. The practical significance lies in possible further researches connected with migration policy.