Features of the legal regulation of the protection of state secrets and classified information in some EU and NATO states

The concept, content and features of the circulation of secret (classified) information have been studied. The components of the system of protection of state secrets and other information with limited access are defined. The issue of obtaining, terminating and canceling clearance and access to work with classified information and state secrets, features of marking classified information, the issue of responsibility for disclosing state secrets or classified information based on the generalization of best practices of foreign experience in the regulatory protection of state secrets in some member states was considered NATO and the EU (Germany, Croatia, Estonia). Regulatory requirements and existing standards in the field of protection of state secrets and classified information are defined. Ways to improve the national system of protection of state secrets and official information are detailed, taking into account the highlighted main positive trends in the development of protection of classified information in the leading European states.