INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS OF CROSS-BORDER CONVERGENCE IN THE MODERN STAGE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF UKRAINE

Abstract

Cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and the EU today is becoming increasingly important. One of its key challenges is the convergence of economic development from different sides of the border. That mean crucial role of stimulation of cross-border convergence for improving the efficiency of cross-border cooperation in modern conditions. At the same time, special importance is attached to institutional influence factors. Ability to create the adequate institutional background for the deployment of cross-border convergence determines the success of the development of transboundary cooperation between Ukraine and the EU at the present stage of European integration.