Ukraine on the Road to Europe

Abstract

Seventeen papers, presented at the 11th Ukrainian-German Economic Symposium, held in Kyiv in June 2000, discuss analyses of various aspects of the problem of Ukraine's integration into the European community through a comprehensive overview of this process, an appraisal of the positive accomplishments in this process, and the experiences of some countries that have already advanced further on their way to economic integration. Papers focus on geopolitical options and constraints in Ukraine; whether Eurasia is an alternative to European integration or the wrong path; Russia and Ukraine: entering a new phase; the significance of Poland for Ukraine; whether there will be a second economic divide in Europe; the partnership and cooperation agreement between Ukraine and the European Union; integrating Ukraine into the world economy; infrastructure as an instrument of national and regional development policy in the European Union and Ukraine; voices of Ukrainian companies in East and West on regional economic policies; economic and geopolitical considerations of Ukraine as the gas bridge to Europe; reform of the EU's common agricultural policy and agricultural policy's strategies for Ukraine; export orientation and its impact on enterprise restructuring in Ukraine; monetary and exchange rate policy during transformation; the role of long-term capital for a European Ukraine; a European Central Bank view of EU enlargement and implications for Ukraine; the effects of the European Monetary Union on the Ukrainian economy; and fiscal federalism in Western European and other countries. Hoffmann is Professor Emeritus at the Free University of Berlin. Mollers is with Deutsche Bank Research/Emerging Markets, Frankfurt/Main. Index.