Europos Sąjungos Lisabonos strategijos įgyvendinimas Lietuvoje: tarp Vilniaus ir Briuselio
Implementation of the EU Lisbon Strategy in Lithuania: Lost Between Vilnius and Brussels

Summary/Abstract: The major question for this article is to what extent the implementation of the Lisbon strategy contributed to public policy change in Lithuania. The analysis is based on an overall discussion of experience in preparation and implementation of the National Programme for Implementation of the Lisbon Strategy 2005–2010. Also, two case studies are conducted in the fields of active labour market policy and R&D policy. The overall conclusion is that Lisbon strategy is still to a large extent a missed opportunity. The article argues that perhaps the most important among the lost opportunities is the fact that the National Lisbon programme has not became a catalyst for policy reform. Furthermore, the national Lisbon programme has not yet found a well-defined place among other major national strategies in Lithuania. Finally, the programme has only partially contributed to the improvement of strategic planning framework in Lithuania and to a better co-ordination of horizontal policies.

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