Analysis of harmonization of socio–economic development of regions of Ukraine

State regional policy in Ukraine is an integral part of the national strategy of socio–economic development of the state and is closely connected with the administrative reform and streamlining of the administrative and territorial system and is implemented through a system of measures implemented by state authorities and local self–government to ensure effective integrated management of the economic and social development of the state, regions and territorial communities. Decisive role in this process is played by measures in the field of budgetary relations between state and local budgets, the financial independence of which depends directly on the results of regional policy. The purpose of the paper is to carry out a comparative analysis of regional policy in the EU countries and to identify the main measures aimed at overcoming the differences in the levels of development of individual regions. The statistical materials are analyzed on the basis of which the presence of significant territorial differences, which according to world standards are threatening and cause conflicts between regions, is proved. It is suggested, when grouping the regions of Ukraine in order to achieve equalization of their socio–economic development, to apply an integrated indicator by which it is possible to comprehensively estimate such parameters as gross value added by regions per capita, local budget revenues per calculation per capita, cash income of the population and unemployment rate