ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF CROSS-BORDER SECURITY IN THE SYSTEM OF EUROPEAN RESILIENCE AND COHESION

Abstract

The article substantiates a perspective according to which EU Cohesion Policy should be understood not merely as an investment tool for reducing regional disparities, but as an institutional mechanism supporting democratic resilience and European security. It is argued that contemporary challenges war and hybrid interference, cyber threats, critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, energy and logistics shocks, as well as demographic and social asymmetries shift security toward a comprehensive notion of territorial and institutional resilience. Within this framework, cohesion acquires a security dimension because mitigating territorial and social inequalities performs a preventive function against internal destabilization, political polarization, and exposure to external influence. The paper demonstrates that cohesion effectiveness cannot be reduced to absorption rates; it should be conceptualized as normatively bounded governance of investment policy, combining tangible socio- territorial outcomes with the quality of the governing mechanism. The analysis highlights that the ongoing strategic reorientation of EU priorities increases the importance of transparency, accountability, integrity, and coordinated multi-level governance, since infrastructure, technological, and social investments under high-risk conditions must remain controllable, auditable, and sustainable over time. The article proposes to treat Cohesion Policy as an «investment constitution of solidarity» that translates solidarity into a legal and institutional regime of sustainable development and shared security. Finally, the study outlines effectiveness indicators focused on the durability of security and democratic outcomes rather than on the mere intensity of spending.


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