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Legal Approximation and Reforms: Ukraine and the EU Digital Single Market
27/02/2025

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Despite the ongoing war and widespread destruction of infrastructure, Ukraine is striving to join the EU Digital Single Market. The paper highlights key progress in the legal framework, examines the economic implications , and analyses the political and administrative conditions.

Digital transformation is considered a key driver of Ukraine’s economic and political rapprochement with the European Union. Since 2018, the country has pursued the goal of gradually integrating into the EU Digital Single Market and aligning with European standards in areas such as data protection, cybersecurity, and electronic communications.

In her paper Joining the EU Digital Single Market – New Challenges for Ukraine, Lilia Oleksiuk analyses regulatory progress as well as remaining gaps in Ukraine’s legal framework. The focus lies not only on the technical aspects of legal approximation but also on the political, administrative, and economic conditions that are crucial for the success of reforms.

The paper presents strategic recommendations on how Ukraine can deepen its digital ties with the EU, improve market access for Ukrainian providers, and ultimately achieve full digital integration into the European Single Market.

Downloads & sources

Factsheet (2025): Ukraine and the EU Digital Single Market (German) (PDF 465,8 kB) L. Oleksiuk (2025: Joining the EU Digital Single Market (PDF 9,8 MB)

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Laura Christoph
Research Associate
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Ljudmyla Melnyk
Head of the Ukraine programme
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Prof Dr Funda Tekin
Director
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Maria Borysenko
Student Assistant
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About the Ukraine Perspectives: Strategies for Reconstruction and EU Integration project: The Ukraine Perspectives project is generating new insights into the reconstruction process and the potential of Ukraine's accession to the EU through policy-relevant analyses. Moreover, it strengthens Ukrainian voices and regional expertise in the German political debate.

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