| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1113168 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2014 | 6 Pages |
The analysis performed in the paper is aimed at improvement of the quality, efficiency and consistency of EU structural support for Lithuania as well as implementation of the strategy and the action programs. Considering the impact of the received EU structural support a key objective is to evaluate positive and negative impact of the support, assess support efficiency and identify whether the aims have been achieved. Evaluation of EU structural support has to be not only country-wide, but also region-wide. Also, it is important to evaluate the use of EU structural support in the lowest level – Lithuanian municipalities that directly influence economic and social gap reduction between regions by dealing with Regional Development Planning documents. Purpose of paper is to analyse the absorption of EU structural support at Lithuanian municipalities level, to analyse the positive and negative impact, and further development of effective use of structural support at municipality level. The research methods used in the work include the analysis of the scientific literature and statistical data, analysis of legal documents, comparative analysis, questionnaire survey, summarizing and comparison.
