EUROPA XXI Vol. 22/2012 UKRAINE’S ECONOMIC SPATIAL STRUCTURES AS A BASIS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TERRITORIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT

One of the prerequisites of the realization of a Eurointegration strategy for Ukraine is the adapta-tion of its administrative-territorial division to the requirements of the European Union (EU). This is a long-term policy and it is directed at the improvement of the territorial-administrative system of Ukraine on the basis of merger of the existing administrative units and the creation of spatial unit