Abstract
During the last years the changes of social ‐ economic situation have been fast, however, according to individual macroeconomic indexes Lithuania is still significantly below the average of EU countries. To decrease these discrepancies the EU grants the structural support, the use of which is anticipated to establish strong and competitive economy, to train qualified labour force and stimulate social and economic cohesion. The efficient and expedient use of the EU support would enable Lithuania to implement the national Lisbon strategy programme and contribute to the implementation of the very Lisbon strategy guidelines. However, the investigations showed that the use of the support is not sufficient enough to secure the efficient progress of the country. The article analyses the aspects of the EU regional policy financing and the expected results of implementing the Lisbon strategy actions; it analyses economic, social, environmental, and other indexes of the economies of Lithuania and EU countries and assesses the result of the country's progress in implementing the Lisbon strategy. The research on the expedience of using the EU structural support and its impact on the country's progress was carried out. The research made on the use of the EU support and its impact on the country's progress suggests that about two thirds of the measures correspond to the national programme for implementing the Lisbon strategy but only few indicators have a complex influence on the progress indexes. Therefore, while preparing the programmes of the EU support use for 2007–2013 and coordinating them with the EU Commission a better harmonization of this support use measures with the national programme for implementing the Lisbon strategy is necessary, and the measures have to be implemented in a complex manner, as well as the horizontal compatibility of the measures has to be maintained.
Highlights
At present, the changes of social – economic situation are fast, according to individual macroeconomic indexes Lithuania is still significantly below the average of EU countries
In 2004–2006 Lithuania assimilated the structural support according to the Single Programming Document (SPD) for 2004–2006 and its Annex
In 2004–2006 in Lithuania the EU structural support was used with reference to the Single Programming Document, the purpose of which was to increase preconditions of the long-term competitiveness development of the national economy, accelerate transition to knowledge economy and strengthen its development which determines a higher level of living and wellbeing of all Lithuanian population
Summary
The changes of social – economic situation are fast, according to individual macroeconomic indexes Lithuania is still significantly below the average of EU countries. It was planned that with the help of this Programming Document the structural fund investments will help improving the economic-social state of the country and enable Lithuania to use favourable GDP growth indicators and the progress which was directed at achieving macroeconomic stability by developing the necessary structural reforms. The objectives of the EU support use and their implementation actions strengthen each other, promote competitiveness of the Lithuanian economy, increase of employment, wide economic and social integration, they are harmonized with the EU regional development objectives. In 2004–2006 in Lithuania the EU structural support was used with reference to the Single Programming Document, the purpose of which was to increase preconditions of the long-term competitiveness development of the national economy, accelerate transition to knowledge economy and strengthen its development which determines a higher level of living and wellbeing of all Lithuanian population. The article continues trying to answer the questions, if the Lithuanian support measures for 2004–2006 are harmonized with the Lisbon strategy and, whether these measures have impact on the country’s progress
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