Політика розширення Европейського Союзу на схід як відповідь на виклик нового периода у світовій історії після закінчення холодної війни.

Abstract

This article describes the tendency of expansion of European Union to the East after the termination of cold war when postcommunist states became candidates in members for entry to EU. Accession to EU was proceeded steadily. During this process was occurred local, national and ethnic confl icts which needed urgent settlement. On the level of fast developing comprehensive interconnection of all countries and nations some problems was partly solved but some of them still actual.