Abstract:

In the study, on the example of the border regions of the Baltic Sea, the methods and tools of crisis phenomena in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic are presented. The measures and restrictions introduced on the functioning of the economic subjects have caused shock and stress situation in the border regions, which are of great importance for the course of the crisis conditions and for the way out of the crisis. Banning of certain sectors and sectors of the economy, transfer of education to distance technologies and the new problems identified in the health care system showed that many regional authorities were unprepared and, in some cases, unable to address the pandemic with previously available experience, tools and methods. Regional authorities had to seek new ways to adapt and function in a very new and unfamiliar environment. There was an urgent need to identify crises and new challenges that accompany and rapidly evolve in a pandemic. The extent and nature of the impact of temporary border closures in the border regions of the Baltic Sea States are presented. The pandemic varies in these regions and therefore the measures taken should contribute to the recovery of lost ground and strengthen cross-border cooperation.