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European Integration Processes as a Driver of Structural Modernization of Ukraine’s Economy
Sheketa Y. Y., Kaziuka N. P., Humeniuk V. V., Fenyn V. V., Yurkiv A. V.

Sheketa, Yevheniia Yu. et al. (2026) “European Integration Processes as a Driver of Structural Modernization of Ukraine’s Economy.” Business Inform 6:58–67.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2026-6-58-67

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Abstract:
This article examines the impact of European integration processes on the structural modernization of Ukraine’s economy amid the full-scale war and postwar recovery. The relevance of this study stems from the need to identify efficient mechanisms for transforming the national economy as integration with the European Union deepens, while simultaneously overcoming the consequences of military aggression by the russian federation. Despite a significant number of scholarly works on the issues of European integration, the comprehensive impact of European integration processes on structural changes in Ukraine’s economy – taking into account institutional, digital, investment, and environmental factors – remains insufficiently explored. The aim of the study is to substantiate the theoretical and methodological foundations and practical directions of the structural modernization of Ukraine’s economy in the context of European integration processes, as well as to identify priorities for State policy aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the national economy. The methodological basis of the work consists of methods of analysis and synthesis, systemic and comparative approaches, and the synthesis of scientific sources, statistical data, regulatory acts, and the results of contemporary research in the field of European integration. The study found that European integration serves as a key driver of Ukraine’s economic structural modernization through the harmonization of legislation with EU standards, the development of foreign trade, the attraction of investment, the adoption of innovative technologies, and the strengthening of the State’s institutional capacity. It has been demonstrated that the full-scale war, despite significant economic losses, the destruction of industrial infrastructure, and a decline in investment activity, simultaneously accelerated integration processes and deepened Ukraine’s economic interaction with the European Union. Priority areas for structural transformation have been identified, including industrial modernization, the development of a high-value-added agricultural sector, the digitalization of the economy, support for the IT sector, energy transition, and the implementation of sustainable development principles. The necessity of adapting Ukrainian enterprises to EU requirements in the areas of decarbonization, ESG criteria, and the CBAM mechanism is substantiated. It is also found that institutional weakness, corruption risks, demographic losses, and limited financial resources remain key barriers to modernization. The scientific novelty of the study lies in a comprehensive substantiation of the role of European integration as a systemic factor in the structural modernization of Ukraine’s economy amid the ongoing war and postwar reconstruction. The practical value of these findings lies in their potential application in shaping national economic policy, developing recovery strategies, adapting the national economy to EU standards, and setting priorities for Ukraine’s long-term socioeconomic development.

Keywords: European integration; sustainable development; structural modernization; national economy; competitiveness; digital transformation; human capital; investment attractiveness; information technology.

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Sheketa Yevheniia Yu. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Senior Lecturer, Department of Management in Information Technology, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University (57 Shevchenka Str., Ivano-Frankіvsk, 76018, Ukraine)
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Kaziuka Nataliia P. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Management in Information Technology, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University (57 Shevchenka Str., Ivano-Frankіvsk, 76018, Ukraine)
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Humeniuk Volodymyr V. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Professor, Department of Economic Theory and Competition Policy, State University of Trade and Economics (19 Kіoto Str., Kyiv, 02156, Ukraine)
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Fenyn Viktoriia V. – Student, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University (57 Shevchenka Str., Ivano-Frankіvsk, 76018, Ukraine)
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Yurkiv Anna V. – Student, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University (57 Shevchenka Str., Ivano-Frankіvsk, 76018, Ukraine)
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