This article investigates the history of the formation and prospects of Ukraine-Kazakhstan relations in the energy cooperation as one of the priorities of Ukraine's foreign policy. The analysis of the cooperation of the countries in this area was carried out and the main causes of the crisis in this direction of bilateral relations were determined.Keywords: Ukrainian-Kazakh relationship, energy cooperation, energy security, diversifi cation of sources.У статті висвітлено історію становлення та перспективи розвитку українсько-казахстанських відносин в енергетичній сфері як один із пріоритетів зовнішньої політики України. Здійснено аналіз співробітництва та визначено основні причини кризи у цій сфері двосторонніх відносин названих країн.Ключові слова: українсько-казахстанські відносини, енергетичне співробітництво, енергетична безпека, диверсифікація джерел.Formulation of the problem. Over the past 25 years, the subject of energy cooperation in the relations between Ukraine and Kazakhstan is a priority. Ukraine is among the energy-defi cient

systemic changes and by the middle of 2010 the EU began a strategic review of the ENP. The turbulent events of the "Arab Spring" and subsequent events in Ukraine have confi rmed the relevance and timeliness of such a review of the ENP. The European Union thus sought to intensify cooperation with neighboring and more distant countries in all areas. The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) after 2010 is a new approach of the European Union to neighboring countries with the aim of strengthening relations, cooperation to create a security and welfare zone, formation a "ring of friendly countries" on their borders. The ENP is also intended to provide the EU neighboring countries with an opportunity for closer cooperation in the fi eld of politics, security, economy and culture on new norms and standards. Therefore, we need the research of scientists and specialists in the direction of systematization of knowledge about the ENP.

The international cooperation that takes place between the countries of the EU and Central Asia is important from both political and economic points of view. Central Asia is an important partner for the European Union due to its advantageous geographic location between Europe and Asia. Therefore, the EU, as well as the neighboring countries of Central Asia are striving to establishclose ties with this region. Based on the analysis of the data, the article argues that due to the presence of a powerful resource base, the subjects under consideration have all the opportunities for the development of the economy at a high level. Cooperation with foreign partners, well-chosen development priorities, projects to improve the transport infrastructure can make this macro-region one ofthe largest economic giants in the world.

У статті здійснено соціолого-політологічний аналіз поглядів учених на роль середнього класу в умовах індустріалізації і трансформації економіки. Обґрунтовуються його вплив на забезпечення стабільності суспільства, необхідність нових підходів при подальшому розробленні теми. Через призму значення середнього класу запропоновано оцінку ситуації на нинішньому ринку праці, його ролі як головного чинника підвищення якості людського капіталу, трансформації економіки, стабільності громадянського суспільства в Україні, Казахстані і країнах Європи. Kлючові слова: середній клас, ринок праці, міграція, громадянське суспільство. In the 21st century, especially after the global crisis of 2007-2009, the emphasis is shifting to the problem of the need to form a new middle class, especially in the post-Soviet space, and not only since this problem has become relevant in the last decade even in the EU. Therefore, the subject of research is the state of development of the middle class problem, its new value and role in the consolidation of society (on the example of Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other countries). The relevance and scientific novelty of the problem of the new middle class lies in the fact that this phenomenon to date, with some exceptions, in its new quality in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other post-Soviet countries as an object and subject is not researched enough, and therefore has no modern sufficient theoretical explanation both in terms of its role in individual countries and in the scale of the global world integration process. This is due to the fact that much of the post-Soviet researchers have come from a rather contradictory position that, in the context of globalization, the middle class of the Western sample will be formed with the peculiarities for each country, and the historical and socio-cultural characteristics will eventually be smoothed out. In fact, the post-Soviet republics inherited a layer of intellectuals, a working class and a peasantry, but the social structure of society very quickly by historical standards acquired a certain state of uncertainty at first, and then did not withstand the test of new time and got a new social borders and national features for each republic. However, the importance of the phenomenon of the middle class did not diminish, but rather, more clearly defined and increased to the level of the guarantor of stability of every society.

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