FORECAST FOR THE EU’S INFORMATION SECURITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL REALITY CONTEXT

The issues of EU information security developing in the new geopolitical reality context are becoming increasingly relevant.Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the EU's growing competition with the US and China in the global digital market are forcing European countries to increase their own potential in this area.Using systemic and functional methods, the author analyzed the effectiveness of EU information security policy various vectors and their role in achieving the set goals and objectives by 2030.These approaches made it possible to assess the EU's information security policy success and how exactly it fulfills its key functions: the formation of common information space, counteraction to information threats; the citizen participation promotion in decision-making processes; the ensuring transparency and openness of the EU's institutions activities.An objective assessment of the measures taken in this area helps to identify shortcomings and weaknesses in the EU information security policy implementation, which is important for creation recommendations for its development in the context of modern challenges generated by geopolitical changes.The effectiveness of the EU's information security depends on its ability to take into account the historical, political and cultural specificities of member states, while ensuring uniform standards for the protection of freedom of expression and resilience to disinformation.