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Fìnansi Ukr. 2021 (10): 61–80https://doi.org/10.33763/finukr2021.10.061

FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF UKRAINE INTO THE EU

BALAKIN Robert ¹

¹SESE “The Academy of Financial Management”
OrcID ID : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-6635

Connecting Europe Facility in the system of joint financing of the EU critical infrastructure

The study shows components of financial support for the formation and development of critical infrastructure entities in the European Union. The sustainable functioning of critical infrastructure is aimed at the observance of common Union interests, given the existence of differences in the economic policy in different EU Member States. It was found that the development of Trans-European infrastructure programs is carried out within the framework of the EU Cohesion Policy. The Connecting Europe Facility is a key special tool for funding critical infrastructure in the EU transport, energy and digital services sectors. The Fund is mainly used to finance entities aimed at achieving the goals of the European Green Deal. Recommendations for Ukraine to take into account the experience of financial support regulation for the development of the EU critical infrastructure are substantiated. Based on the experience of the EU, the criteria for determining the priority of the project for financing critical infrastructure are highlighted. Based on the analysis of the formation and use of the Connecting Europe Facility as the main common instrument for financing the EU critical infrastructure, a conclusion was made on the feasibility of establishing a critical infrastructure development fund of Ukraine to support financing of key projects in transport, digital and energy infrastructure. Special rules for determining the eligible costs incurred for financing infrastructure projects at the expense of the critical infrastructure development fund of Ukraine are disclosed.

Keywords:Connecting Europe Facility, EU Cohesion Policy, Recovery and Resilience Facility, European Green Deal, green bonds

JEL: Н54, L32

BALAKIN R. . Connecting Europe Facility in the system of joint financing of the EU critical infrastructure / R. . BALAKIN // Фінанси України. - 2021. - № 10. - C. 61-80.

Article original in Ukrainian (pp. 61 - 80)

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