ADVANCING EUROPEAN DIGITAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE’S POST-WAR RECOVERY
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https://doi.org/10.35774/jee2025.02.211Keywords:
economic security, integration, model, post-war recovery, digital economy, digital strategies, digitalization.Abstract
The article examines Ukraine’s prospects for digital economic integration with the European Union in the context of postwar recovery. The study employs a methodology that combines comparative, content, and scenario analyses with elements of strategic planning. The findings demonstrate that digital transformation is a key driver of sustainable development, economic security, and accelerated modernization in Ukraine. A comprehensive comparison of Ukraine’s and EU countries’ digital trajectories was carried out for the first time, using DESI indicators to reveal areas for synchronization and structural gaps. Content analysis of strategic documents was used to identify three conceptual approaches to integration: harmonization, functional, and scenario. For the first time, the author develops an indicative model of digital integration adapted to the post-war context, comprising the stages of technical stabilization, functional adaptation, and deep integration. Additionally, a functional interpretation of digital sovereignty as a component of economic security is proposed.
JEL: O33, F15, H57, O52, L86.
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Received: May 15, 2025.
Reviewed: June 3, 2025.
Accepted: June 17, 2025.
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