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Pysarenko, S. M. (2014). Yevrointehratsiyni osnovy transformatsiyi rehional'noyi polityky Ukrayiny [Euro-integration bases of Ukraine regional policy transformation]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 73(3), 56-65. [in Ukrainian].
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The article defines ways of formation Ukraine’s regional policy with taking into account the basic principles of a common EU regional policy and experience of regional policy transformation in CEE countries – EU member states on their way to europeanization. The basic principles of a common EU regional policy are: subsidiarity, partnership, programming, complementarity, coherence, decentralization (deconcentration). The purpose of the joint EU regional policy is strengthening and promoting regions as subjects of common European policies on the basis of eliminating spatial disparities of economic and social development of EU member states regions on the base of assistance for depressed regions to develop, their convergence. Ensuring the implementation of specific purpose includes: formation of the optimal structure of regional regulators and government relations. Taking into account that existing in Ukraine levels of administrative - territorial system in terms of population do not meet the system adopted in the EU NUTS, to adapt them to the system is proposed to carry out administrative - territorial reform in two stages. In the first phase to form communities and counties (districts) that will fit NUT1 and NUT2, on the second – consolidation area in accordance with NUT3. As a result of transformation of regional policy of Ukraine is expected regions convergence based on providing them with the resources and authority. The success of the reform depends largely on solving one of the main issues - creation of a new system of intergovernmental relations, which provides solutions of problems on all levels of financial security from fiscal decentralization – revenue sharing between the central and local authorities and local governments. The goal of decentralization - form their own revenue base of regional governance based on changes in the distribution of functions between budget levels. The basis of independence of local budgets have to become their own revenues (local taxes and fees), fixed income (funds financial equalization communities and regions, transfers, targeted subsidies, investment subsidies). The efforts of all levels of regional authorities should be directed to facilitate convergence. For this purpose it is necessary to develop science-based innovation strategy for the restructuring of regional economies; to provide broader support for development of business environment; promote development consulting, education, research and technological development, to provide loans on favorable terms to industrial enterprises and organizations, leading research and development; provide public contracts mainly in the form of contracts for research and development and production of new innovative products; promote cross-border leasing, joint ventures, venture capital; provide priority allocation of investment, financial and credit for new job creation in information-spacious industrial sectors, more efficient use of existing scientific potential through reducing the gap interdisciplinary relations cycle «basic research - development - commercialization of knowledge in production»; create a national database to monitor the development of research and innovation process in every region of Ukraine.

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regional policy, transformation, Europeanization, European integration, adaptation, subsidiarity