Sustainable Development in the New Members of the EU

• Main Author: Tetiana Perga
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries 2017-03-01
• Series: Європейські історичні студії
• Subjects: EU; sustainable development; strategies; integration; civil society
• Online Access: http://eustudies.history.knu.ua/sustainable-development-in-the-new-members-of-the-eu/

The specificy of strategic planning of sustainable development in the European Union has been investigated. The EU strategies of sustainable development, adopted in 2001, 2006 and 2010 and the main difficulties on the way of their implementation have been examined. The sustainable development strategies of the new members of the EU have been analyzed. The author shows thr peculiarities thereof, as well as their main components, implementation structure and system of monitoring and evaluation. The article shows the convergent features and the national specifics of the national strategies. Special attention has been paid to the institutionalization of the sustainable development in the countries abovementioned. It is proven that the adoption of national strategies promotes better coordination of sustainable development through its integration in the horizontal and vertical levels, as well as the activities of different social strata. The basic forms of involving in the development and implementation of the national strategies for sustainable development of a wide range of partners, including civil society and business, have been investigated. It is argued that special attention has been paid to the activities abovementioned. It is concluded that the importance of these strategies lies within improving of the environmental management, achieving economic growth, introducing the high social standards and in solving another principal tasks of the national development. The author proves that the best experience should be introduced as well in Ukraine.