Cohesion Fund threw environmental conservation and transport infrastructure helps to diminish social and economic differences between our country and more developed European Union countries, also helps to preserve and achieve highest standards of environmental quality. Cohesion Fund was...

Incidentų, susijusių su priešgaisrinės tarnybos veikla, skaičius Lietuvoje nuolat auga. Remiantis statistikos duomenimis, šiuo metu kaimo vietovėse gaisrų skaičius beveik sutampa su miesto, todėl savivaldybių priešgaisrinių tarnybų vaidmuo didėja. Pagrindinis darbo tikslas –...

Magistro baigiamajame darbe nagrinėjama ES fondų finansinės paramos žemės ūkio subjektų veiklos plėtros galimybėms ekonominis efektyvumas. Susisteminus išanalizuotą lietuvių ir užsienio mokslinę literatūrą, atskleidžiamas skirtingas ekonomikos teorijų atstovų požiūris į...

This paper examines the Progress Report for Albania’s National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED). 2002 was the first year of implementing the NSSED. The implementation process has been oriented toward achieving the annual objectives and in accordance with the program of...

The region of Podkarpacie in comparison to other regions of Poland is characterised by high differentiation of natural, socio-economic, infrastructural, ecologic and historical factors. Rural areas dominate in the spatial structure of the region and are inhabited by around 60% of the inhabitants...

Access to improved water supply, sanitation, and hygiene results in economic development and poverty reduction; ensures food safety and better livelihoods; preserves the environment; reduces health burden; improves school enrollment and retention rates, especially for girls; and empowers...

Research on the impact of water projects (dams or floodgates) on river hydrology and the surrounding environment is important in river basin management. However, it is a difficult scientific issue due to its complexity. Huai River Basin is a unique region in China with high densities in both...

Recent scholarship has emphasized the importance of concepts rooted in social identity for understanding citizen attitudes towards the European Union (EU). This article builds upon prior research by developing an argument that authoritarians are more likely to oppose the EU and to hold...

This report sets out an approach and a set of tools for the financial structuring of public-private partnership projects, with a particular application to the potable water and sanitation sector. The analytical framework developed here arose from the experience and insight of investors, lenders,...

Democracy requires an active and informed citizenry. Citizen engagement is all the more critical in complex environments such as the European Union (EU). This article examines how having an informed public matters for support for European-level policy competencies. Is public skepticism of EU...