UKRAINE'S FULFILLMENT OF EU ACCESSION REQUIREMENTS: PROSPECTS FOR ADAPTATION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY (CAP)

Topicality. Ukraine’s integration into the EU means joining the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which is one of the most expensive and important policies of the integration association and allocates funds from the European budget in the form of direct costs to farmers, financing measures to stabilize prices, supporting the development of rural regions and ecological agriculture. Negotiations on agriculture are one of the central issues in the negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, as Ukraine is one of the world’s leading exporters of grain crops and has enormous agricultural potential. Adapting to the EU’s agricultural policy is expected to affect efforts to promote Ukraine’s European integration significantly. However, the question remains as to what measures can be taken today to offset the potential impact of Ukrainian agriculture on the European agricultural goods market. Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to identify the main tasks in implementing the EU Common Agricultural Policy at the current stage in order to summarize and formulate proposals for potential measures of adaptation to the provisions and requirements of the CAP of the Ukrainian agricultural sector. The main objectives of the study are to identify the differences in farm business that form the need for its support in the EU, to analyze the dynamics of expenditures on the main items of CAP financing, to summarize approaches to financing farms, to determine the role of Ukraine in the EU agricultural goods market; to summarize the main challenges associated with Ukraine's integration into the EU in the context of CAP implementation; to identify the main areas of support for the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine in wartime and its adaptation to CAP requirements. Materials and methods. The methods of theoretical generalization, analysis, and synthesis of scientific publications of a fundamental and applied nature in the fields of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, foreign trade in agricultural products, and Ukraine's integration into the EU were used. The solution to the tasks set in the study was ensured by using the methods of structural-logical, graph-analytical, and statistical analysis. Research results. The study determined how the objectives of the EU Common Agricultural Policy correlate with the features that distinguish the EU farm business from other types of economic activity. The dynamics of expenditures on the main CAP items for 2021-2027 were analyzed. The role of Ukraine in the world food market in the pre-war period was determined, and the main results and problems of developing agricultural exports in wartime were summarized, including the change in the logistical routes of exports via the land border to the EU countries bordering Ukraine. It is determined that after the war, Ukraine is among the three largest exporters of agricultural products to the EU market, providing about 8% of the total agricultural imports of the Community. The main concerns of the EU Member States, which are the primary recipients of CAP funds, are summarized: potential risks for the EU common agricultural market and measures that can be used to adapt Ukraine's agricultural policy to EU requirements and mitigate potential risks. Conclusion. The scientific novelty of the study lies in developing theoretical foundations for adapting Ukraine's agricultural policy to EU requirements. Potential risks for the EU common agricultural market can be mitigated by introducing transitional periods and excluding extensive agricultural holdings from direct CAP financing. To support the EU integration process in the context of adapting Ukraine's agricultural policy, it is important to improve the Agricultural Development Strategy, considering the CAP principles and implementing rural development programs at the national and regional levels. The study's practical significance is determined by the possibility of using the results obtained and the recommendations formed by authorities at different levels in modernizing agricultural development strategies and policies to adapt to the requirements of the CAP.