Ukrainian-Slovak relations milestones in the context of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement

Abstract

The article deals with the areas of Ukrainian-Slovak relations, in which changes took place under the influence of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement provisions and the tendencies in the development of the bilateral relations in new institutional and geopolitical conditions. The conclusion is made that institutional environment between Kyiv and Brussels, which began to form in 2014 with the beginning of the signing of the Аssocaition Agreeement has the significant influence on the development of bilateral diplomatic, economic, trade relations, migration trends of Ukrainian citizens to Slovakia. More attention has to be paid to the practical convergence of socio-economic development of border territories and the stimulation of the cross-border practices of local communities, the support of business and public bilateral initiatives and projects.

Keywords

• assocation agreement
• cross border cooperation
• european integration
• slovakia
• ukraine