FINANCING OF ANTIEPIZOOTIC MEASURES IN THE EU COUNTRIES. OPPORTUNITIES FOR UKRAINE
The article analyzes the mechanism of financing and effectiveness of antiepizootic measures in Ukraine over the last five years and the system of SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT Жуковський М. О. state and non-state financing of antiepizootic measures, compensation to animal owners of the consequences of epizootic diseases in the countries of the European Union. Over the last three years, funding anti-epizootic measures in Ukraine has been increased almost 10 times. This indicates that the country has an understanding of the problem and potential threats from underfinancing of animal disease control measures. But analysis of the data on the ratio of budget expenditures to the implementation of antiepizootic measures with the cost of Ukrainian livestock products at market prices indicates that the amount of financing was only 0.06%, in the EU countries this figure is on average 0.74%. Proposed changes to the system of financing antiepizootic measures and compensation of losses to animal owners to ensure the epizootic well-being of Ukraine, taking into account the experience of European countries, in particular Germany, Poland and the Netherlands, where the financial burden is evenly distributed between the state and the owners of animals, which ensures a more qualitative and full implementation of antiepizootic measures.