ENSURING ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE REGIONS: EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE AND UKRAINE

Abstract

The article justifies problems and perspectives of ensuring economic security of the regions. It proves that economic security of the region is implemented via its ability to counteract internal and external threats, for the purpose of ensuring implementation of economic interests of the region while effectively using competitive advantages. It also describes European experience, in particular, regarding institutional and legal groundwork, organizational, financial ensuring of economic security of the regions and interregional formations. It proves that cooperation between Ukraine and European institutions goes through the period of making important strategic decisions that should dramatically affect further strategic vector of economic and security development of Ukraine and help to find a position regarding establishment of efficient security system – economic, political and military.