European integration guidelines for state and legal regulation of sustainable development of rural areas with the help of tourism

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of directions for improving the state and legal regulation of sustainable development of rural areas with the help of tourism. The value of rural green tourism for the sustainable development of rural areas is analyzed, taking into account the European integration vector of Ukraine's development. An analysis of domestic legal acts, program documents in the sphere of sustainable development of rural areas and rural green tourism was carried out during the research. The organizational and legal orientations of activities in the sphere of rural tourism in the European Union are analyzed. The advantages and weaknesses of tourism in rural areas are revealed. Taking into account the threats and weaknesses of tourism in rural areas, preventing them, focusing on activities in the sphere of rural green tourism on the basis of sustainable development is decisive in the formation of new European integration domestic legislation, as well as the improvement of the existing one. It was concluded that the latest regulatory and legal acts, strategic documents adopted in the European Union for the development of rural areas indicate commitment to the ideas and concepts of sustainable development within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Achieving the global goals of sustainable development should become the main reference point in the formation of the national legal framework in the sphere of the development of rural areas. Achieving the global goals of sustainable development should become the main reference point in the formation of the national legal framework in the sphere of rural areas development. It is emphasized that one of the promising directions of ensuring the implementation of the sustainable development strategy of rural areas is the state and legal regulation of rural green tourism. Attention is drawn to the fact in the article that the state and local (municipal) protectionist policy of rural areas sustainable development should be aimed at purposeful, transparent provision of organizational, legal, and financial support for persons engaged in activities in the sphere of rural green tourism within the framework of the agricultural advisory system, in particular, foreseeing opportunities receiving such assistance through the State agrarian register.