INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE UKRAINIAN DANUBE REGION IN THE CONTEXT OF COHESION POLICY

Topicality. The relevance of the study lies in need to improve institutional support cross-border cooperation Ukrainian Danube region Odesa with a priority economic dimension. problem is that this lags behind socio-economic development from regional center and most neighboring territories. This weakens cohesion at all levels leads social tension. peculiarities location open up opportunities for cooperation. However, these are underused. current challenges implementing post-war reconstruction Ukraine require involvement available resources tools. realization potential field economy can be defined as strategic task country's subject scientific research aimed an framework, mechanisms tools ensure intensification regions EU countries implementation common projects real economy. (CBC) one ways implement policy, proclaimed main investment policy goal State Strategy Regional Development period 2027. Aim tasks. purpose article identify directions, measures improvement participation communities process on basis local advantages, attracting prospects adapting domestic regulatory framework requirements, principles rules countries. tasks are: problems improving environment determines CBC region; establish areas CBC, taking into account national European documents determine strategy CBC; propose some context ensuring Ukraine. To develop effective cooperation, systemic approach, statistical analysis, method generalization methods logical analysis were applied. Research results. explores legal Such Development, Programme Cross-Border Cooperation, Program 2020-2022 analyzed. Based it was determined program consisted, but there no yet. programs studied found only transnational sufficiently represented state documents. An Implementation Region showed activities planned transport infrastructure management environmental risks. existing region, revealed their number priorities typical low level development. component therefore, enhancing should focus raising region. capacity has been that, comparison Member States, which needed information about programs, reports necessary methodological initiation database (keep.eu), does not even have register projects. It proved order assess region's capabilities attract investments industrial development, up-to-date created based observations according classification territorial units statistics (NUTS). Conclusion. aspects insufficient representation vision documents, conditions increase participants stimulate certain proposed, particular, creation will prioritize industrialization sustainable subjectivity communities, results community activity.