The article deals with factors of linguistic integration and the role of the European Union in these processes. The issue of the influence of English loanwords on the Ukrainian linguistic picture of the world is under consideration. Linguistic policy aimed at preserving national identity acts as an opposition to integration. The European choice of Ukraine is conditioned by the awareness of integration as a factor contributing to state independence, national security, political stability,

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... c development, intellectual progress, and restoration of the country's European essence. The topic of language in modern conditions is significant and interesting within various disciplines of social and humanitarian knowledge: linguistics, sociolinguistics, ethnolinguistics, pedagogy and psychology, sociology, political science, ethnopolitical science. Language is a dominant factor in the development of any society. Ukraine's acquisition of associate membership in the European Federation of National Language Institutes (EFNIL) will significantly strengthen the position of the Ukrainian language as the state language and contribute to its prospective use as a mandatory language in EU countries. The main importance of linguistic identity is one of the key factors in the formation of a single political community capable of developing a common national course, the clear and consistent observance of which will contribute to overall development. From a political point of view, the phenomenon of linguistic identity is important, taking into account its fundamental importance for the formation of other signs of unity with the community. Linguistic comparison can be, if not a direct, then definitely an indirect component of the state's national security, political cohesion, a factor in determining and maintaining the stability of the political course. The role of language in identity is always complex, because national identity is sometimes described as a triple relationship between language, consciousness and territory.