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Recently, the banking industry has faced considerable challenges in Lithuania. Two banks faced insolvency almost in a year's time. These cases subsequently have undergone dramatic changes in society, which now has a new legal viewpoint. Resolution and the bail-out of failing banks have an impact on the perceived credit risk as well as the financial soundness and the solvency of banks. Besides, they lead to many legal issues, which should be investigated at a scientific level. Regarding bank insolvency proceedings, essentially there are two options: direct liquidation (bank bankruptcy) or bank resolution (different legal techniques of restructuring). The main objective of bank restructuring is to restore individual banks or their solvency, merge, sell, or recapitalize banks, recover assets, operations and procedures. On the other hand, the main objectives of bank liquidation are to reduce creditors' losses and to eliminate insolvent banks from the market under the regular insolvency procedures. The main objective of the paper is to analyze bank resolution methods from the perspective of Lithuanian law. Bank insolvency law is not analyzed and investigated essentially in the Lithuania's scientific field. Two issues are analyzed in this paper: legal options and legal mechanisms of bank resolution and, on top of that, effects of implementing bank resolution tools. Resolution tools are interconnected with recent Lithuanian bank insolvency cases and based on their practice. The main aim of the article is to analyze, investigate and expose bank resolution techniques according to the Lithuanian law system. The statements are derived from analyses of scientific literature, relevant legislation, practice of the courts and relevant reports. The paper is written from the perspective of Lithuanian law.

Recently, the banking industry has faced considerable challenges in Lithuania. Two banks faced insolvency almost in a year's time. These cases subsequently have undergone dramatic changes in society, which now has a new legal viewpoint. Resolution and the bail-out of failing banks have an impact on the perceived credit risk as well as the financial soundness and the solvency of banks. Besides, they lead to many legal issues, which should be investigated at a scientific level. Regarding bank insolvency proceedings, essentially there are two options: direct liquidation (bank bankruptcy) or bank resolution (different legal techniques of restructuring). The main objective of bank restructuring is to restore individual banks or their solvency, merge, sell, or recapitalize banks, recover assets, operations and procedures. On the other hand, the main objectives of bank liquidation are to reduce creditors' losses and to eliminate insolvent banks from the market under the regular insolvency procedures. The main objective of the paper is to analyze bank resolution methods from the perspective of Lithuanian law. Bank insolvency law is not analyzed and investigated essentially in the Lithuania's scientific field. Two issues are analyzed in this paper: legal options and legal mechanisms of bank resolution and, on top of that, effects of implementing bank resolution tools. Resolution tools are interconnected with recent Lithuanian bank insolvency cases and based on their practice. The main aim of the article is to analyze, investigate and expose bank resolution techniques according to the Lithuanian law system. The statements are derived from analyses of scientific literature, relevant legislation, practice of the courts and relevant reports. The paper is written from the perspective of Lithuanian law.

This study represents few issues related with innovations in European Union. At first the European Union documents and European scoreboard are analyzed. According to analysis, a huge innovational gap between European Union member-states is identified and EU authorities consider that innovation-friendly society is crucial element for its innovation policy. Second part of the article copes with methodological issues that arose around the research of innovations. The methods of the 4th generation of measuring innovation are implemented in the research, which aims to evaluate European Union policy according to population's perception of innovations in Lithuania and Romania. Comparative study between Lithuania and Romania is done. The research shows social attitudes towards innovations and its relation with life quality and financial situation. The study shows, that local consumption of innovative products and services not necessary leads to better innovativeness of country.

This study represents few issues related with innovations in European Union. At first the European Union documents and European scoreboard are analyzed. According to analysis, a huge innovational gap between European Union member-states is identified and EU authorities consider that innovation-friendly society is crucial element for its innovation policy. Second part of the article copes with methodological issues that arose around the research of innovations. The methods of the 4th generation of measuring innovation are implemented in the research, which aims to evaluate European Union policy according to population's perception of innovations in Lithuania and Romania. Comparative study between Lithuania and Romania is done. The research shows social attitudes towards innovations and its relation with life quality and financial situation. The study shows, that local consumption of innovative products and services not necessary leads to better innovativeness of country.

Home help services are integral part of the system of social services in the aging society. The aim of the study was to analyze the nature (content) and timescale of home help services for the elderly looking at service provider and service receiver levels. The object of the study was content and timescale of home help services. To achieve the aim were formulated four objectives: to disclose theoretical, legislative and organizational aspects of home help services for the elderly; to disclose the content of home help services at the agency level; to disclose content of services at receiver level; to disclose timescale of home help services at agency level; and to disclose timescale of home help services at services receivers' level. To achieve the goal was conducted qualitative research. The case study strategy was used. The case consisted from formal case records about services receivers at the agency, interviews with services provider's and receivers. Ten services receivers and four providers participated in the study. Data were collected in August and September. The place of the study – agency which provides home help services in the rural area. Theme analysis was used to analyze text. Similarities and differences between cases were analyzed. The study disclosed that both: services providers and receivers emphasize the same aspects for content and timescale of home help services. The structure of family, age, health status and earlier life experience influences the content of home help services. Loneliness, the needs to continue previous activities, living conditions and financial possibilities are other aspects which do influence to the content of services. The timescale is defined formally and is the same for all services receivers. Services receivers and providers emphasize tensions which are made because mismatch of real needs of home help services and time committed to provide services. Well-wishing provision of services by providers and financial possibilities of services receivers becomes important aspect which defines the timescale of home help services for the elderly living in rural area.

The subject of the master's thesis is about the budgetary institutions and municipal cooperation analyzed in theoretical and legal aspects by studing the case of Anyksciai district. In order to achieve the objective of the work - to analyze theoretical and legal principles of cooperation in Anyksciai district and to identify the factors affecting the development of cooperation in the area - were analyzed the scientific and legal literature. Practical aspects of cooperation in Anyksciai district were disclosed by use interview method. The study surveyed 10 employees in Anyksciai municipal and 10 budgetary institutions employees operating in the area. The author analyzes the cooperation and local government place in the context of public policy. Combining the public administration and new public management principles, the author examines the factors and conditions which are necessary to ensure the successful results of the cooperation. The emphasis on the fact that Lithuania became an EU member since 2007, author Analyzes the international, national and Anyksciai municipalities to issue laws, evaluates the adequacy of one another. The study showed that in Anyksciai district particularly lack theoretical definition of cooperation, legal and regulatory framework to promote co-operation projects. It was confirmed the hypothesis that the legal regulation and also the incentive system would promote the initiation of cooperation projects. The results show that Anyksciai municipal and budget institutions operating in the district cooperates in hierarchical relations. Cooperating objectives in the area usally associated with one institution goals and the municipality is perceived as a source of funding. Anyksciai savivaldybės bendradarbiavimas su biudžetinėmis įstaigomis įvertina teigiamai, ir mano, kad bendradarbiavimas yra ekvivalentiškuose ryšiuose. This indicates that cooperation between the Anyksciai municipal and budget institutions operating in district is not effective because of the different perceptions of the collaborative process. By these findings author made the proposals

The subject of the master's thesis is about the budgetary institutions and municipal cooperation analyzed in theoretical and legal aspects by studing the case of Anyksciai district. In order to achieve the objective of the work - to analyze theoretical and legal principles of cooperation in Anyksciai district and to identify the factors affecting the development of cooperation in the area - were analyzed the scientific and legal literature. Practical aspects of cooperation in Anyksciai district were disclosed by use interview method. The study surveyed 10 employees in Anyksciai municipal and 10 budgetary institutions employees operating in the area. The author analyzes the cooperation and local government place in the context of public policy. Combining the public administration and new public management principles, the author examines the factors and conditions which are necessary to ensure the successful results of the cooperation. The emphasis on the fact that Lithuania became an EU member since 2007, author Analyzes the international, national and Anyksciai municipalities to issue laws, evaluates the adequacy of one another. The study showed that in Anyksciai district particularly lack theoretical definition of cooperation, legal and regulatory framework to promote co-operation projects. It was confirmed the hypothesis that the legal regulation and also the incentive system would promote the initiation of cooperation projects. The results show that Anyksciai municipal and budget institutions operating in the district cooperates in hierarchical relations. Cooperating objectives in the area usally associated with one institution goals and the municipality is perceived as a source of funding. Anyksciai savivaldybės bendradarbiavimas su biudžetinėmis įstaigomis įvertina teigiamai, ir mano, kad bendradarbiavimas yra ekvivalentiškuose ryšiuose. This indicates that cooperation between the Anyksciai municipal and budget institutions operating in district is not effective because of the different perceptions of the collaborative process. By these findings author made the proposals

Master's work deals with main aspects of strategic management, analyses and systematizes theoretical and legal peculiarities of education, research and business integration performance. In order to disclose integration trends of science, education, and business, external and internal factor, SSGG analysis has been performed. There has been made an empirical researches of the document analysis and expert survey methods in order to carry out the methods of business incubator activities, that promotes education, study and business integration, and the assessment on the extent of Lithuania and the region of Siauliai. The analysis showed that in the education, study and the process of business integration, a public business service infrastructure has been created, which is attributable to various non-profit institutions: information centers set up by local governments , business incubators, regional development agencies and others. However, science, study, and the strategic priorities of business integration has been hampered by the development of physical infrastructure agencies, the focus is based on the strengthening of their technical base. while the services for business are inadequate, specialized services are not expanded enough. also, the objectives of different companies and study institutions and lack of initiative of incubated companies and academic institutions hinders cooperation between them. When the results were summarized, it showed that the main problem is that companies and educational institutions function more integrated than individualy, also there are an insufficient priorities of education and business institutions, purposes, tasks, the adjustment and correcting the means of their realization, as well as the lack of management policy in science and study business integration.

Master's work deals with main aspects of strategic management, analyses and systematizes theoretical and legal peculiarities of education, research and business integration performance. In order to disclose integration trends of science, education, and business, external and internal factor, SSGG analysis has been performed. There has been made an empirical researches of the document analysis and expert survey methods in order to carry out the methods of business incubator activities, that promotes education, study and business integration, and the assessment on the extent of Lithuania and the region of Siauliai. The analysis showed that in the education, study and the process of business integration, a public business service infrastructure has been created, which is attributable to various non-profit institutions: information centers set up by local governments , business incubators, regional development agencies and others. However, science, study, and the strategic priorities of business integration has been hampered by the development of physical infrastructure agencies, the focus is based on the strengthening of their technical base. while the services for business are inadequate, specialized services are not expanded enough. also, the objectives of different companies and study institutions and lack of initiative of incubated companies and academic institutions hinders cooperation between them. When the results were summarized, it showed that the main problem is that companies and educational institutions function more integrated than individualy, also there are an insufficient priorities of education and business institutions, purposes, tasks, the adjustment and correcting the means of their realization, as well as the lack of management policy in science and study business integration.

Currently, a lot of problems could be seen in Lithuania's university education system. It was aimed to reform quite a few times, but, according to the state control auditors, ".Until now, there are no optimal net nor infrastructure of secondary schools, colleges and universities, they are underfunded, there is a lack of efforts to improve the quality of teaching". According to the state control's guidelines for the reform, given to Government, Ministry of Education and Science, we recognize that even if the reforms are implemented, they would not touch the 'inside' of schools or universities, i.e. would not influence the optimisation of studies program and development of mobility of students and lectureres. In order to analyze this issue there are distinguish these work objectives and tasks: The object. Lithuanian and foreign universities management bachelor degree programs. Work objectives. Optimize the business management degree programs and remove student and teacher mobility problems. In order to achieve the objective there are the following tasks: • Evaluate existing study programs • Analyze the introduction of the study program educational system phases. • Exclude the opinions of the authors about optimization of study programs. • To establish the optimal management bachelor degree program.• To do the student and teacher survey • Create a model for the study optimization. The metodology of programs' development in Lithuania and other EU countires will be analised in this work, along with implementation procedure of education programs. Advantages and disadvantages of existing study programs are studied. The analysis of the current situation and theoretical material let us to create the optimal business management full-time undergraduate program. The whole survey methodology is represented at the second part of the work. The necessity of study programs' optimization is proposed by the author. Subject matter is defined, along with type of interview to be used, what question to be answered in this study, addressed some issues of questionnaire, purpose and format of questions, expected results, determined methods of survey data collection and arising challenges. An analysis of survey results are provided at the third part. Questions and responses are grouped specifically to provide more and better varied information. This section has three main segments. The first segment describes respondents of the survey, their age, education, scientific expertise, areas of activity. In the second segment it is determined whether the optimization of study programs is necessary and appropriate. Areas are pointed out, where the optimisation is especially necessary. The consequences of unoptimal programs are examined. The third segment tries to answer the main question of this study, to find the best ways for programs' optimization. Respondents were asked for their opinion about techniques of program optimization. These results were compared with this study hypotheses. Summarized theoretical and practical results provide a theoretical model, suitable as a scheme for optimization of other educational programs.There are 14 tables and 26 pictures at graduation paper

Currently, a lot of problems could be seen in Lithuania's university education system. It was aimed to reform quite a few times, but, according to the state control auditors, ".Until now, there are no optimal net nor infrastructure of secondary schools, colleges and universities, they are underfunded, there is a lack of efforts to improve the quality of teaching". According to the state control's guidelines for the reform, given to Government, Ministry of Education and Science, we recognize that even if the reforms are implemented, they would not touch the 'inside' of schools or universities, i.e. would not influence the optimisation of studies program and development of mobility of students and lectureres. In order to analyze this issue there are distinguish these work objectives and tasks: The object. Lithuanian and foreign universities management bachelor degree programs. Work objectives. Optimize the business management degree programs and remove student and teacher mobility problems. In order to achieve the objective there are the following tasks: • Evaluate existing study programs • Analyze the introduction of the study program educational system phases. • Exclude the opinions of the authors about optimization of study programs. • To establish the optimal management bachelor degree program.• To do the student and teacher survey • Create a model for the study optimization. The metodology of programs' development in Lithuania and other EU countires will be analised in this work, along with implementation procedure of education programs. Advantages and disadvantages of existing study programs are studied. The analysis of the current situation and theoretical material let us to create the optimal business management full-time undergraduate program. The whole survey methodology is represented at the second part of the work. The necessity of study programs' optimization is proposed by the author. Subject matter is defined, along with type of interview to be used, what question to be answered in this study, addressed some issues of questionnaire, purpose and format of questions, expected results, determined methods of survey data collection and arising challenges. An analysis of survey results are provided at the third part. Questions and responses are grouped specifically to provide more and better varied information. This section has three main segments. The first segment describes respondents of the survey, their age, education, scientific expertise, areas of activity. In the second segment it is determined whether the optimization of study programs is necessary and appropriate. Areas are pointed out, where the optimisation is especially necessary. The consequences of unoptimal programs are examined. The third segment tries to answer the main question of this study, to find the best ways for programs' optimization. Respondents were asked for their opinion about techniques of program optimization. These results were compared with this study hypotheses. Summarized theoretical and practical results provide a theoretical model, suitable as a scheme for optimization of other educational programs.There are 14 tables and 26 pictures at graduation paper

In the article two cases in Latvian and Lithuanian press are analyzed. First publication appeared in year 2000 Latvian magazine Kapitals, second in year 2004 in Lithuanian daily Respublika. Both articles claim that Jews rule the world. In Kapitals case publication is straightly entitled – "Jews rule the world", Respublika case leaves some space for interpretation "Who rules the world?" from the texts it is clear that two groups are involved in the process, not only Jews, as in Latvian case, but also homosexuals. Because of negative stereotypes image of Jewish community in Latvia and in Lithuania has a lot of negative aspects and usage of negative stereotypes could provoke anti-Semitic attitudes. Homosexuals in Lithuania are one of the most stigmatized groups also usually referred only in negative connotations. Both publications are based on conspiracy theories that relatively small and in society unpopular groups in fact are very powerful and can strongly affect life of society. To publication in Latvia reacted not only civil society, foreign diplomats but Latvia's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs condemning such a position, editor of the magazine resigned from his position. In Lithuania only civil society and foreign diplomats reacted, local politicians did not pay attention to the issues. Author of the articles (and owner of the newspaper as well) received some financial punishment without any adequate sanctions further.

In the article two cases in Latvian and Lithuanian press are analyzed. First publication appeared in year 2000 Latvian magazine Kapitals, second in year 2004 in Lithuanian daily Respublika. Both articles claim that Jews rule the world. In Kapitals case publication is straightly entitled – "Jews rule the world", Respublika case leaves some space for interpretation "Who rules the world?" from the texts it is clear that two groups are involved in the process, not only Jews, as in Latvian case, but also homosexuals. Because of negative stereotypes image of Jewish community in Latvia and in Lithuania has a lot of negative aspects and usage of negative stereotypes could provoke anti-Semitic attitudes. Homosexuals in Lithuania are one of the most stigmatized groups also usually referred only in negative connotations. Both publications are based on conspiracy theories that relatively small and in society unpopular groups in fact are very powerful and can strongly affect life of society. To publication in Latvia reacted not only civil society, foreign diplomats but Latvia's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs condemning such a position, editor of the magazine resigned from his position. In Lithuania only civil society and foreign diplomats reacted, local politicians did not pay attention to the issues. Author of the articles (and owner of the newspaper as well) received some financial punishment without any adequate sanctions further.

In the article two cases in Latvian and Lithuanian press are analyzed. First publication appeared in year 2000 Latvian magazine Kapitals, second in year 2004 in Lithuanian daily Respublika. Both articles claim that Jews rule the world. In Kapitals case publication is straightly entitled – "Jews rule the world", Respublika case leaves some space for interpretation "Who rules the world?" from the texts it is clear that two groups are involved in the process, not only Jews, as in Latvian case, but also homosexuals. Because of negative stereotypes image of Jewish community in Latvia and in Lithuania has a lot of negative aspects and usage of negative stereotypes could provoke anti-Semitic attitudes. Homosexuals in Lithuania are one of the most stigmatized groups also usually referred only in negative connotations. Both publications are based on conspiracy theories that relatively small and in society unpopular groups in fact are very powerful and can strongly affect life of society. To publication in Latvia reacted not only civil society, foreign diplomats but Latvia's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs condemning such a position, editor of the magazine resigned from his position. In Lithuania only civil society and foreign diplomats reacted, local politicians did not pay attention to the issues. Author of the articles (and owner of the newspaper as well) received some financial punishment without any adequate sanctions further.

The article analyses corrupt practices inherent in public procurement. The existence of the different types of corruption enables authors to examine various cases of corrupt behaviour and motivation for corruption. A comparative analysis of public procurement legislation allows the authors to identify changes in the public procurement process after Lithuania joined the European Union. The study is primarily focused on the objectives of the legislation, types of public procurement, ethics and changes in the public procurement processes. After defining corruption in public procurement, the authors examine the public procurement legislation in Lithuania. The following research methods were used in this study: logical analysis and synthesis, analysis of scientific literature, comparative analysis and content analysis of the legislation. [.]