EU experience in using the potential of institutional public-private partnership in the perspective of strengthening national security in the conditions of war and post-war reconstruction of Ukraine

The article is devoted to the problem of finding effective legal mechanisms capable of ensuring the solution of strategic tasks in the conditions of full-scale russian aggression against Ukraine and the post-war reconstruction of the economic and other spheres of Ukraine's social life destroyed by the war. It is about strengthening national security in general and its economic component in particular. The international community (the EU in particular) and most foreign countries, providing assistance to Ukraine in defending its state independence from the aggressive actions of the russian state, at the same time strengthen the national security of their countries, as evidenced by the national security strategies of various states adopted after the start of full-scale russian aggression against Ukraine, and relevant EU acts. Emphasis is placed on the radical change of the international security component in view of the unpredictable aggressive actions of some states, and therefore the need to take appropriate measures, including the reduction of economic dependence on other (especially unfriendly) states, the development of an innovative component in ensuring defense capability, partnership with other (friendly) countries and businesses in solving issues that have a positive impact on the defense capability of the country, the region, the international community, and the stability of critical infrastructure. The analysis of foreign (in particular, the EU) experience and theoretical works of Ukrainian and foreign researchers in solving strategic tasks, including those related to national security, shows the effectiveness of the institutional form of public-private partnership with the participation of several friendly states and businesses. However, the Law of Ukraine "On Public-Private Partnership" does not provide for such a possibility and, despite the task of European integration, does not take into account the provisions of EU Regulation 2021/2085 of November 19, 2021 regarding institutional PPPs with the participation of EU member states and businesses. Taking into account the urgent need for the post-war reconstruction of economic and other spheres of social life that were destroyed due to Russian aggression against Ukraine, the lack of own funds and the need to attract foreign resources on terms other than free aid, it is proposed to supplement the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Public-Private Partnership » regulations on the conditions and procedure for applying the institutional form of PPP with the participation of not only Ukraine on the side of the state partner, but also friendly states, as well as ensuring the anti-corruption component in the legal mechanism of such a partnership, which is still relevant for Ukraine.

public-private partnership (PPP), institutional form of PPP, international state partner, post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, European integration, improvement of legislation