COOPERATION OF BORDER SERVICES WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AT THE BORDER CROSSING IN MEDYKA IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ARMED CONFLICT

<ns3:p>The article addresses the issue of cooperation between border services (the Border Guard and theNational Revenue Administration) and local government units in the area of the Medyka bordercrossing in the context of the armed conflict in Ukraine. The paper is theoretical in nature andconstitutes part of a broader research project, the results of which have been divided into two separateand independent scientific articles. Part I was published in this journal, Scientific Reports of the FireUniversity (Zeszyty Naukowe SGSP), under the title: “Customs and border systems on the externalborder of the EU on the example of the border crossing in Medyka – legal and economic aspects”,issue No. (93), 2.The analytical section primarily employs the legal analysis method, focusing on the applicableregulations and the mechanisms of cooperation between the indicated institutions. Additionally, theauthors refer to selected results of empirical research conducted using the diagnostic survey method,concerning the impact of the influx of war refugees on the socio-economic situation of local governmentunits and the level of residents’ sense of security after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The obtainedresults highlight both difficulties and good practices observed at the local level, particularly inmunicipalities located in the immediate vicinity of the European Union’s external border.</ns3:p>