The current state and prospects of development of the European Commission's grant programs for the implementation of joint Ukraine-EU projects

Abstract

This article analyzes the use of European Commission grant programs in the implementation of joint EU-Ukraine projects and identifies further opportunities to attract European Commission grants to finance projects in Ukraine. The authors reveal the main opportunities for the use of European grants for the government and the community to develop entrepreneurship in Ukraine. The goals and priorities of the European Commission's programs are demonstrated, namely: Horizon Europe, Creative Europe, Erasmus+, Digital Europe Program, EU4Health Program, Program for the Environment and Climate Action, Single Market Program, Connecting Europe Facility, Union Civil Protection Mechanism, and Euratom Research and Training program. Using the methods of collecting and processing information, analytical work and the method of substantiation, the intermediate research objectives were achieved, in particular, the main performance indicators of the European Commission's programs for the development of small and medium-sized businesses, representatives of executive authorities and local self-government, education and medicine in Ukraine through the implementation of joint EU-Ukraine projects were analyzed. The main reasons for the lack of active participation of potential grantees from Ukraine in the European Commission's programs were identified, including: lack of understanding among potential grantees about who, what, and how they can receive a grant; acute shortage of professional project managers, grantwriters, and fundraisers; and the obligation to partner. Methods and mechanisms for overcoming the main obstacles that stand in the way of representatives of the public, for-profit and non-profit sectors on the way to obtaining grant instruments of the European Commission were also proposed.