ES struktūrinių fondų paramos panaudojimo galimybės Lietuvos apskrityse: makroekonominis kontekstas

LTStraipsnyje pristatomas ES struktūrinės politikos įgyvendinimas Lietuvoje ir ekonominių skirtumų mažinimas apskrityse. Analizuojami ekonominiai Lietuvos apskričių skirtumai, remiantis pagrindiniais ekonominiais rodikliais - bendruoju vidaus produktu (BVP), BVP vienam gyventojui, užimtumo lygiu, vidutinio darbo užmokesčio dydžiu. Straipsnyje pateikiamas struktūrinių fondų lėšų pasiskirstymas pagal apskritis ir svarstoma, ar toks jų "išdalijimas" padės Lietuvai įgyvendinti regionų ekonominių skirtumų mažinimą.

ENIn 2004-2007, Lithuania and other eleven East and Central European states became the members of the European Union (EU). One of the main purposes in this regional block is reduction of regional disparities. In order to accomplish this purpose the EU created regional policy and its main instruments - structural funds. Lithuania also uses structural funds aid. Currently Lithuania gets structural funds aid from 2007-2013 budgets, but there are many projects from 2004-2006 the EU structural funds budget, which still are not completed. It's very important to estimate abilities of Lithuanian regions to use structural funds aid and to reduce regional disparities. In conclusion of 2004-2006 structural funds' aid usage analysis, it is obvious that more than 1/5 its budget is allocated in Vilnius region. Kaunas region got twice more means for human resources development than Klaipeda region, but there was equality in allocating the means by other EU structural funds priorities. Šiauliai and Panevėžys regions are the one of the leading regions by the number of projects and their possible benefit for reducing regional disparities. The analysis of Lithuanian regions economical situation and allocation of the EU structural funds helped to formulate such suggestions: regulating allocation of EU structural funds aid by regions; informing people about structural aid and possibilities, especially in the smallest regions; helping to prepare projects, especially for SMEs; redistributing structural funds aid by priorities, which arc the most important for reducing regional disparities in Lithuania.