ES naujoji kaimo plėtros politika ir SAPARD prioritetai Lietuvoje
LTLietuvos žemės ūkio ir kaimo tolesnę plėtrą lems ne tik šalies, bet ir Europos Sąjungos žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros politika. Pastaroji politika įgyvendinama ES nuo 2000 m. įvardijama kaip naujoji kaimo plėtros politika. Pirmojoje straipsnio dalyje nagrinėjami Bendrosios žemės ūkio politikos poveikiai ekonominio efektyvumo požiūriu bei atskleidžiamas naujos kaimo plėtros politikos turinys. Antroje straipsnio dalyje nagrinėjami SAPARD prioritetai Lietuvoje ES naujos kaimo politikos kontekste. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: ES Bendroji žemės ūkio politika; Kaimo plėtra; Naujoji kaimo plėtros politika; SAPARD; Tolydumas; Tvarumas; Continuity; EU Common Agricultural Policy; New rural development policy; Rural development; SAPARD; Sustainability.
ENThe concept of EU new rural development policy and the selected SAPARD priorities in Lithuania in the context of new Rural Development Regulation in the EU are discussed in the article. The proposed new rural development policy should accompany and complement the other instruments in the EU Common Agricultural Policy and contribute to the policy in regions whose development is lagging behind (objective 1) and regions facing structural difficulties (objective 2) as defined in the proposed new structural fund regulation. At the end of 2000 SAPARD programme initiated by EU starts to be implemented in Lithuania. This is special pre-acceptance programme aiming to assistance of countries candidates in modernisation of agriculture and rural development as well as adaptation to structural policy carried out by EU. We consider particular significance of EU pre-accession funds which can start to tackle a part of the problems confronting rural areas. This support will force government to solve mentioned problems on modem basis. Relying on the range of measures for structural and rural development that would be eligible to receive assistance from SAPARD and on the analysis of agriculture and rural areas in Lithuania there were selected the following areas as priorities: 1. Agricultural production; 2. Processing and marketing of agricultural products; 3. Diversification of economic activities in rural areas; 4. Rural Infrastructure; 5. Forestry; 6. Environmentally friendly agricultural methods; 7. Vocational training; 8. Technical assistance, information and publicity campaigns. The major share of support is allocated to the first (47%) and second (21%) measures. Large share of the funds is allocated to improvement of rural infrastructure and to development and diversification of economic activities (accordingly 16 and 8%).Total eligible cost for financing 8 measures in 2000-2006 will be 537,650 million Euro. National contribution will amount up about 69,402 million Euro and private contribution- 260,040 million Euro. This data confirms a general rule that contribution of EU must not exceed 75% of the total eligible public expenditure. Rational using of private, national and SAPARD funds will be an important instrument for securing the lability and competitiveness of Lithuanian areas in the next 7 years. [From the publication]
