EU SOCIAL POLICY: EXPERIENCE FOR UKRAINE

Abstract

Introduction. In this article an analysis of social policy processes regulation in transitional economies on the case of EU is investigated, and, based on research, make recommendations for improvement of the macroeconomic situation in Ukraine. Basic principles, directions, progress and model of social defense trends are analyzed in EU. Priorities of social politics of Ukraine are considered and certainly, that adaptation of social politics of Ukraine to the standards of EU consists in reformation of the systems of insurance, labour, health protection, pension system, pension reform, politics of employment protection. Characterized features of the basic models of social policy and the system of social protection of the population of the EU. Directions of adaptation of European models of social protection of the population to the economy of Ukraine are investigated. The ways of achieving a balance between the volume of social functions of the state and the level of their financial support are outlined. Methods. The theoretical and methodological base of scientific research made of national and foreign scholars on the analysis of social policy, official statistical data of the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, reports the NBU and European Central Bank. To ensure the authenticity and validity of the research results to the goal, the following methods have been used: induction and deduction – during theoretical generalizations and conclusions; analogy method – when comparing foreign experience of social policy; economics and statistics as methods of macroeconomic policy of Ukraine analyzing; retrospective analysis, which determines social policy; methods of system analysis and synthesis. Results. Further research should relate to the construction of an own social policy model. In the process of its implementation it is necessary to use the experience of foreign countries. Discussion. The results of this study can be used by public authorities, such as the Ministry of Finance, the state statistical agencies.