To the question of the general characteristics of the tasks of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine

Abstract

The article is devoted to issues of the general characteristics of the tasks of the BES as a leading body for the protection of the national economy. It is emphasized that in conditions of pressure on the domestic economic sector, the issue of effective protection against external and internal irritants is acute. The importance of active participation of all subjects of ensuring the economic security of the state in these processes is noted. A special place, given its current situation, is given to the BES, and attention is focused on the critical importance of the results of the institution's work. Based on such considerations, it is assumed and an attempt is made to substantiate the expediency of the analysis of the tasks of the institution at the current stage. For the completeness and comprehensiveness of the research, general approaches to understanding the content of the definition of «task» are developed, its features are clarified and compared with the philosophy of the institution's work. On the basis of this, a collective point of view was revealed that corresponds to the nature of the functioning of the specified central body of executive power. The proposed author's vision of the concept of «the task of the BES». Taking into account the legal provisions, the tasks of the institution are highlighted. It has been established that such tasks should be positioned as main, given the existence of «derivative» positions in regulatory and legal acts and other (accompanying) documents. All of the key tasks of the institution, provided for in Part 4 of the Law «On the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine» dated January 28, 2021 No. 1150-IX, have been characterized. Their importance was assessed, positive aspects were determined, problematic aspects were identified that require proper and prompt elimination, etc. The need for mandatory fulfillment of all such positions has been established, given the interrelationship of the latter and the existence of public demand regarding the institution's effectiveness. The exceptional acuteness of some tasks, in the context of the existence of complex challenges of the present and foreseeable future, is emphasized.