CHALLENGES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DCFTA WITH THE EU

The purpose of this article is to determine the factors influencing the DCFTA + EU on sectors of the domestic economy. The methodological basis of the study is a combination of theoretical generalization, quantitative analysis, comparison, systematization, to identify opportunities and challenges of deepening integration with the EU for the development of Ukraine. The article analyzes the four-year period (from 2017 to 2020) of the implementation of the DCFTA and identifies prospects and shortcomings in the main economic and social spheres of implementation. The key characteristics of the economies of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are analyzed and the main trends of foreign trade of these countries are identified. The results of the study indicate the ambiguous impact of the DCFTA + on the analyzed sectors of the economy, taking into account external events and the internal state of the country (decline of industry and science, pandemic, war). After the aggression of Russia and Belarus against Ukraine, the amount of Ukrainian grain for export is declining, logistical difficulties have arisen and, given the rapid rise in grain prices on the world market, any investment in agriculture will yield tangible results both now and in the future. However, the benefits of reforms in Ukraine with the introduction of the DCFTA should largely be expected not now, but in the long run. It is noted that some barriers to trade with EU countries are caused by high standards for goods. The need to improve marketing, advertising, legislation and use of diplomats, the international prestige of Ukraine is determined. The generalization of the main advantages and challenges of the implementation of the DCFTA for the sectors of the economy allowed to determine the time limits of the impact of these factors, and allows to identify the main directions of change in the socio-economic space of Ukraine.