Stages of formation of strategies of innovation development in EU countries

The article studies evolution of strategic reference points of innovation development in EU countries. It analyses differences of formation of strategies of innovation development under conditions of internationalisation. It forms priority directions of strategies of innovation development of EU countries and justifies positive effects of co-ordinated structural reforms of strategies of innovation development. It determines that the main task of innovation policy of strategy is ensuring balanced interaction of scientific, technical and production potentials, development and introduction of a mechanism of innovation activity of entrepreneurs.