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The Current State of Ukrainian-Polish Cross-Border Cluster Cooperation
Danko N. I.

Danko, Natalia I. (2025) “The Current State of Ukrainian-Polish Cross-Border Cluster Cooperation.” Business Inform 11:85–92.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2025-11-85-92

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Abstract:
This article examines the current state of Ukrainian-Polish cross-border cooperation in the context of intensified European integration processes in Ukraine and the security challenges caused by the full-scale aggression against Ukraine in 2022. Poland serves as a strategic partner of Ukraine, playing a key role in logistics, humanitarian support, and economic integration. The concept of cross-border cooperation is clarified, with its importance and relevance under current conditions explained. Cross-border cooperation forms the foundation for the establishment of cross-border clusters, which are capable not only of creating new levels of interaction between countries but also of directly impacting the economic, innovative, and social conditions within the participating countries. Clusters are able to form new connections at different levels of their functioning – both locally and regionally, on both sides of the border. Examples of the formation of new cluster associations between Ukraine and Poland, which emerged after 2022, are provided, and it is determined that these cluster associations operate in many areas, such as advisory, defense, humanitarian, energy, and others. The agglomeration and production effects of cluster cooperation were described, which in the Ukrainian-Polish context can contribute to the gradual and sustainable development of the participating countries. An important aspect of developing such cooperation is the acceleration of Ukraine’s European integration, through the gradual adjustment and harmonization of the regulatory framework and standardization. At the same time, security issues were identified that could hinder the active creation of cross-border clusters – these risks are related to armed conflict and directly affect the regions where such activities take place. A SWOT analysis of cluster interaction between Ukraine and Poland revealed a strategic vision for the further development of cross-border cooperation as an efficient tool for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, stimulating innovation, strengthening competitiveness, and harmoniously integrating into the broader European space. It is proved that clusters play a strategic role in forming sustainable partnerships and serve as a foundation for the modernization of production, digitalization, human capital development, and technology transfer. The development of cross-border clusters between Ukraine and Poland has been identified as a strategic priority for both countries in the post-war period.

Keywords: Ukraine, Poland, the EU, cluster, cross-border cooperation, SWOT analysis, innovation, production chain.

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Danko Natalia I. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Head of the Department, Department of Hotel and Restaurant Business and Food Technologies, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (4 Svobody Square, Kharkіv, 61022, Ukraine)
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