The Commission approved € 6.4 million. Euro Partnership Agreement with Lithuania for 2021–2027 – Regional policy
Coordination policy funds will continue to support Lithuanian regions in promoting economic, social and regional solidarity. EU priorities Such as green and digital transformation. These funds will contribute to the country’s competitiveness, innovation and sustainable development.
To a lush and innovative Lithuania
Lithuania plans to invest more than 2.1 billion euros (33% of the total) in supporting green change under the EU’s Green Agreement, making a full contribution to the country’s energy security. In particular, the country aims to renovate 4,000 high-rise buildings and aims to generate 50% of national targets from electricity and 67% from renewable heat sources. A significant part of the funds will be allocated to the conservation of biodiversity and the development of a sustainable economy and sustainable, environmentally friendly transport.
Lithuania will invest LTL 954 million in the restructuring of its economy by investing in research and innovation, cooperation between science and trade, and the commercialization of knowledge. Priority will be given to the use of advanced digital technologies to increase the productivity and overall competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises.
And social cohesion
Lithuania strongly promotes social solidarity, allocating 1.8 billion. (corresponding to about 29%). Help implement funding Country recommendations for 2020 To Lithuania In the context of the European Semester. It makes recommendations to improve the design of tax and benefit systems and to reduce poverty and income inequality by providing better access to quality social and health services.
Improving access to education services, including in Lithuania, especially for those in need. The country EU funding is set to continue the transition from business to community-based care services. These investments will enable more people to acquire the labor market training needed for digital and ecological transformation. Food and basic goods will be provided to the most vulnerable.
Involve local citizens in improving projects on the ground
Around € 2,962 million has been allocated to sustainable urban development and integrated regional development in rural and non-urban areas. Citizens and local administrations will be more involved in the distribution decision-making center, from the development of regional strategies to the implementation of the master plan.
Sustainable fisheries
The fisheries project, valued at around € 61 million, has improved the conditions for fishing activities and will help reduce the environmental impact of fishing. It has developed tools for data collection and control.
Comment by college members:
Member of ELISA responsible for integration and reform FerreiraGood: “I am delighted to welcome the third partnership agreement for 2021-2027. Accepting collective agreements is fast! AdoptionThese strategic investment structures will lead Lithuania on a greener, more digital, more innovative and more resilient path. The Integrated Policy Fund will support all citizens, wherever they may be, as a means of reaping the benefits of development and eliminating the internal inequalities of the past.
Nicholas, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Affairs SchmidtasGood: “I am glad that Lithuania devotes a third of its integration policy fund to community integration activities. The provision of quality social services, access to health and education targets the number of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Funding from The European Social Fund plus will allow many in Lithuania to acquire the skills needed for the rapidly changing labor market. Congratulations to Lithuania on the agreement of one of the first cities, their first partners!“
Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginia Syncovision Good: “Coordinated policy funds are extremely important for the social and economic development of Lithuania and the improvement of the living conditions of the population in recent decades. The EU and the global community, however, face new challenges, from energy prices and Russia’s occupation of Ukraine to the climate crisis. This agreement sets out Lithuania to promote social, economic, energy, health, education and green change.
Background
Collective bargaining policy funds include: European Regional Development Fund – ERDF; European social finance plus – ESF +; Consolidation Fund – CF; Just Transition Fund – JTF; And the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund – EMFAF.
The Partnership Agreement with Lithuania paves the way for land implementation and covers 11 projects: 3 national and 8 INTERREG PROJECTS (On cross – border cooperation). It also assesses the adequacy and implementation of the Fair Transition Fund in regions with a high carbon footprint, which have been hit hard by climate change.
Finally, the collective agreement reflects Lithuania’s strong commitment to use policy funds in conjunction with the recovery and regression tool.
Under the consolidation policy and in cooperation with the Commission, each Member State is a strategic document for planning investments from the consolidated policy funds and the EMFF in the multiannual fiscal framework. It focuses on EU priorities, sets out Member States’ strategic and investment priorities, and lists national and regional plans for implementation on the ground, including annual funding allocations for each project. The joint venture agreement with Lithuania is the third for the financial period 2021-2027 after the agreement between Greece and Germany.
More information
2021-2027 a long-term EU budget and a new generation in the EU
Questions and answers for 2021-2027 EU Integration Policy Assembly package
Integration of an open database
Agreement on integration policy provisions by country