COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: EXPERIENCE AND PROSPECTS FOR UKRAINE

The article is devoted to defining the features of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union as an important direction of the EU policy at the present stage. The purpose of this article is to identify the main features of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union and the possibilities of their application in Ukraine at the present stage. The agrarian sector is the main sector of Ukraine's economy, which is currently in a negative state in the context of war, which necessitates its improvement. Among the possible steps is the introduction of the EU Common Agricultural Policy experience. Thus, the article analyses the features of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and identifies the possibilities of its application in Ukraine. The main features of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy are investigated, and the basic definitions of this concept are provided. The peculiarities of historical development are clarified and the main stages of evolution of the Common Agricultural Policy are defined. The structure of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union is defined. The main directions of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy are analysed and the general features of the current "pillars" of the Common Agricultural Policy are identified. of the Common Agricultural Policy. The basic principles of implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy at the present stage and the measures envisaged by it are determined. Particular attention is paid to the issue of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in agriculture. The main features of Ukraine's agrarian policy are investigated, and existing shortcomings are identified. On this basis, the author outlines the possibilities of implementing the Common Agricultural Policy in Ukraine. The results of the study emphasise the possibility of introducing the EU experience in agricultural policy and the strategic importance of introducing this experience for the Ukrainian economy in the post-war period. The findings have possible scientific implications and confirm the need to use EU experience for the development of the Ukrainian agricultural sector after the war.