MECHANISMS OF UNIFICATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN UKRAINE: EUROPEAN INTEGRATION CONTEXT

Abstract

This paper examines the mechanisms of unification of public administration in Ukraine from the perspective of the European integration context. The article determines that despite significant efforts, the implementation of reforms in the field of public administration in Ukraine faces a number of challenges, including the lack of unified mechanisms for the implementation of European norms, insufficient institutional capacity, bureaucratic inertia, as well as resistance to changes on the part of individual management structures. Accordingly, the relevance of the study is due to the need to form unified mechanisms for the unification of public administration, which will contribute to the effective reform of the public sector, improving the quality of management decisions and achieving the strategic goals of Ukraine’s European integration.The purpose of the article is to assess the mechanisms of unification of public administration in Ukraine from the perspective of the European integration context.The article notes that the European Union has developed a system of public administration standards, which includes the principles of the rule of law, accountability, openness, inclusiveness and efficiency. The key aspects of the European experience of unification of public administration are considered. The reforms aimed at adapting public administration to European standards are assessed. A number of challenges in the process of unification of public administration that Ukraine faces are analyzed. The steps that Ukraine needs to take to further adapt European experience in the field of public administration in the direction of its unification are substantiated. It is emphasized that the adaptation of European experience in Ukraine is a long and complex process that requires systemic changes. The results of the study showed that the unification of public administration mechanisms in Ukraine in the context of European integration is a necessary condition for building an effective, transparent and accountable state system.The reforms carried out in the field of public administration, in particular decentralization, digitalization, civil service reform and anti-corruption measures, create the prerequisites for harmonizing management processes with European standards.