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The paper analyses a link between good governance and the country's capability to innovate. The institutional dimension of the national innovation system (NIS) allows to use the method of good governance as good practice: the country, building its capacity to absorb knowledge, activates all role players in the NIS. The role of public administration institutions is emphasizing in the processes of accessing, anchoring and diffusing knowledge, seeking to strengthen the country's economic and social welfare. During the research the idea that public administration institutions should actively employ the principles and techniques of the good governance idea was substantiated because their objective is to make impact on the NIS: through the formulation and implementation of national innovation, economic and social policy by creating favourable circumstances for the NIS players, developing their knowledge of absorptive capacity, strengthening regional, national and global knowledge networking, using more knowledge channels and partnership for innovations at the national level.

In order to implement the EU environment acquis administrative capacity is required. During the transitional periods, negotiated with EU administrative capacity of environmental administrative institutions must be strengthened. However those institutions must have adequate project management, planning, fund-absorbing capacity during transitional periods. At the moment it is vitally important to strengthen the institutional basis, to provide institutions with relevant resources, to empower them with adequate authority. The lack of administrative capacity may cause dysfunctions within various administrative systems. The outcome of the lack of administrative capacity is analyzed in the presentation. The reasons of inadequate administrative capacity are also analyzed. The practical examples of administrative capacity of institutions, participating in the development of waste management system and water run-out system are presented. The nature and structure of administrative capacity is also examined. Presentation also provides with capacity building recommendations.

The absorption capacity is defined as question, whether the EU can take in new members while continuing to function effectively. It is argued, that importance of public support is crucial and absorption capacity is understood by three main components: institutions, common policies and budget. Only the first one could be satisfied pointing to the fact, that the Nice Treaty provides institutional rules for up to 27 members in the EU. The question is whether the term "absorption capacity" is beeing used as an instrument to block further enlargement towards Western Balkans.

The absorption capacity is defined as question, whether the EU can take in new members while continuing to function effectively. It is argued, that importance of public support is crucial and absorption capacity is understood by three main components: institutions, common policies and budget. Only the first one could be satisfied pointing to the fact, that the Nice Treaty provides institutional rules for up to 27 members in the EU. The question is whether the term "absorption capacity" is beeing used as an instrument to block further enlargement towards Western Balkans.

The master thesis analyses the determination of person´s legal capacity in practice of notary in theoretical and practical aspects. The determination of legal capacity is analyzed in the narrow and broad sense, emphasizing that the notary has not only to check the data of The Register of Legally Incapable Persons and Persons with Limited Legal Capacity, but also he has to determine the actual legal capacity of his client, i.e. to make sure that at the time of the transaction the client could understand the value of his actions and was able to control them. The master thesis raises the problem that a notary, as professional lawyer, but not a psychologist or psychiatrist, may encounter difficulties in identifying the so – called actual legal capacity of person, so, in author's opinion, special recommendations are required for notaries to implement the obligation to determine legal capacity of person properly. The author also analyses the requirement for client to bring the medical sertificate emphasising that such requirement is not compatible with private life of person, and ethical aspects of dermining the legal capacity of a client. Other problems, such as the data sufficiency of The Register of Legally Incapable Persons and Persons with Limited Legal Capacity, the consequences of invalidity of notary-approved transactions due to lack of will and the responsibility of notary for approval of such transactions, are raised in this master thesis too. The work for analyzing these problems is based on not only the national, European Union, international legislation and case law, but also national and foreign laws are compared too. In addition, for complete disclosure of the particularity of determining legal capacity in practice of notary the author analyses not only the doctrine of the law, but also the provisions of the science of psychology and psychiatry. After the analysis of the problems in determining legal capacity in practice of notary the author concludes that the hypothesis that there is no one mechanism how notary should determine his client's legal capacity was confirmed.

The master thesis analyses the determination of person´s legal capacity in practice of notary in theoretical and practical aspects. The determination of legal capacity is analyzed in the narrow and broad sense, emphasizing that the notary has not only to check the data of The Register of Legally Incapable Persons and Persons with Limited Legal Capacity, but also he has to determine the actual legal capacity of his client, i.e. to make sure that at the time of the transaction the client could understand the value of his actions and was able to control them. The master thesis raises the problem that a notary, as professional lawyer, but not a psychologist or psychiatrist, may encounter difficulties in identifying the so – called actual legal capacity of person, so, in author's opinion, special recommendations are required for notaries to implement the obligation to determine legal capacity of person properly. The author also analyses the requirement for client to bring the medical sertificate emphasising that such requirement is not compatible with private life of person, and ethical aspects of dermining the legal capacity of a client. Other problems, such as the data sufficiency of The Register of Legally Incapable Persons and Persons with Limited Legal Capacity, the consequences of invalidity of notary-approved transactions due to lack of will and the responsibility of notary for approval of such transactions, are raised in this master thesis too. The work for analyzing these problems is based on not only the national, European Union, international legislation and case law, but also national and foreign laws are compared too. In addition, for complete disclosure of the particularity of determining legal capacity in practice of notary the author analyses not only the doctrine of the law, but also the provisions of the science of psychology and psychiatry. After the analysis of the problems in determining legal capacity in practice of notary the author concludes that the hypothesis that there is no one mechanism how notary should determine his client's legal capacity was confirmed.

In Lithuania, the number of information threats and hostile propaganda is growing every year. It is pointed out that propaganda has manifested itself in culture and education as well as in foreign policy. Research object - threats and hostile propaganda. The aim of the thesis – to assess the capacity of the institutional response to information threats and hostile propaganda in Lithuania. The tasks of the thesis: to elucidate the theoretical aspects of information threats and propaganda based on the scientific analysis of the literature; to analyse the European Union's legal framework for combating propaganda/disinformation/fake news; to conduct an overview of information threats and hostile propaganda in Lithuania; to evaluate the attitude of experts to information threats and hostile propaganda as well as the institutional response to them in Lithuania. The methods of the thesis: analytical descriptive method, logical-analytical method, comparative method, expert survey/expert evaluation, data analysis method, data content analysis method, data systematization and summarization methods.

In Lithuania, the number of information threats and hostile propaganda is growing every year. It is pointed out that propaganda has manifested itself in culture and education as well as in foreign policy. Research object - threats and hostile propaganda. The aim of the thesis – to assess the capacity of the institutional response to information threats and hostile propaganda in Lithuania. The tasks of the thesis: to elucidate the theoretical aspects of information threats and propaganda based on the scientific analysis of the literature; to analyse the European Union's legal framework for combating propaganda/disinformation/fake news; to conduct an overview of information threats and hostile propaganda in Lithuania; to evaluate the attitude of experts to information threats and hostile propaganda as well as the institutional response to them in Lithuania. The methods of the thesis: analytical descriptive method, logical-analytical method, comparative method, expert survey/expert evaluation, data analysis method, data content analysis method, data systematization and summarization methods.

The article's attention is focused on one of the most serious social and political organizational problems – the so-called disability of civilization – and on the features of the spreading of this phenomenon in Lithuania, and the Lithuanian nation. The author's own interpretation of the disability of civilization is seen as the nation and the nation based state's areas of behavior, which are filled with excessive polarization, deviance, shady economy, crime and actions lacking wisdom and/or continuity (and, therefore, strategically unplanned). Social disability promotes the scattering of anomies, social arrhythmias and social fatigue, consequently giving birth to and supporting the so-called "false consciousness", etc. The author believes that a disability of civilization is not a distinctive feature of any nation. However, in each country it has its own idiosyncrasies, determined by its historical legacy, its relationship with today's world and with globalization overshadowing it. The author also draws attention to Lithuania's approach towards a meaningful relationship with the EU.

The article's attention is focused on one of the most serious social and political organizational problems – the so-called disability of civilization – and on the features of the spreading of this phenomenon in Lithuania, and the Lithuanian nation. The author's own interpretation of the disability of civilization is seen as the nation and the nation based state's areas of behavior, which are filled with excessive polarization, deviance, shady economy, crime and actions lacking wisdom and/or continuity (and, therefore, strategically unplanned). Social disability promotes the scattering of anomies, social arrhythmias and social fatigue, consequently giving birth to and supporting the so-called "false consciousness", etc. The author believes that a disability of civilization is not a distinctive feature of any nation. However, in each country it has its own idiosyncrasies, determined by its historical legacy, its relationship with today's world and with globalization overshadowing it. The author also draws attention to Lithuania's approach towards a meaningful relationship with the EU.

The European Union (EU) member states are receiving a considerable amount of investments so they would bring a positive and constructive effect on the national innovation performance. However, the situation in separate member states differ significantly. It must be emphasized that side factors, such as economic conditions, or national social, cultural and political aspects, can influence the degree of capabilities to use these financial inflows efficiently. Nevertheless, an investigation of these factors in the context of the evaluation of the influence exerted by EU investment is fairly limited. On top of that, the general tendency of empirical research is to include only the 'traditional' technological innovative output, e.g. patents, yet not every innovation can be patented and not every patent reflects innovation. Therefore, this dissertation aims to evaluate the influence of EU investment on the member states' innovation performance by using a redeveloped national innovative capacity framework and including technological, non-technological and commercial innovative output. To reach that aim, the role of EU research and innovation investment is analysed and the current methods used in EU investment influence evaluations are determined. Furthermore, the concept of national innovation capacity, together with the national innovation capacity framework, are redefined, and an alternative methodology for the assessment is proposed. To continue with, econometric analysis and modelling are employed in evaluating the influence of EU investment on member states' innovation performance. Finally, the dynamics and variation of the effects of individual Framework Programmes over time and across the member states are investigated.

The European Union (EU) member states are receiving a considerable amount of investments so they would bring a positive and constructive effect on the national innovation performance. However, the situation in separate member states differ significantly. It must be emphasized that side factors, such as economic conditions, or national social, cultural and political aspects, can influence the degree of capabilities to use these financial inflows efficiently. Nevertheless, an investigation of these factors in the context of the evaluation of the influence exerted by EU investment is fairly limited. On top of that, the general tendency of empirical research is to include only the 'traditional' technological innovative output, e.g. patents, yet not every innovation can be patented and not every patent reflects innovation. Therefore, this dissertation aims to evaluate the influence of EU investment on the member states' innovation performance by using a redeveloped national innovative capacity framework and including technological, non-technological and commercial innovative output. To reach that aim, the role of EU research and innovation investment is analysed and the current methods used in EU investment influence evaluations are determined. Furthermore, the concept of national innovation capacity, together with the national innovation capacity framework, are redefined, and an alternative methodology for the assessment is proposed. To continue with, econometric analysis and modelling are employed in evaluating the influence of EU investment on member states' innovation performance. Finally, the dynamics and variation of the effects of individual Framework Programmes over time and across the member states are investigated.

The European Union (EU) member states are receiving a considerable amount of investments so they would bring a positive and constructive effect on the national innovation performance. However, the situation in separate member states differ significantly. It must be emphasized that side factors, such as economic conditions, or national social, cultural and political aspects, can influence the degree of capabilities to use these financial inflows efficiently. Nevertheless, an investigation of these factors in the context of the evaluation of the influence exerted by EU investment is fairly limited. On top of that, the general tendency of empirical research is to include only the 'traditional' technological innovative output, e.g. patents, yet not every innovation can be patented and not every patent reflects innovation. Therefore, this dissertation aims to evaluate the influence of EU investment on the member states' innovation performance by using a redeveloped national innovative capacity framework and including technological, non-technological and commercial innovative output. To reach that aim, the role of EU research and innovation investment is analysed and the current methods used in EU investment influence evaluations are determined. Furthermore, the concept of national innovation capacity, together with the national innovation capacity framework, are redefined, and an alternative methodology for the assessment is proposed. To continue with, econometric analysis and modelling are employed in evaluating the influence of EU investment on member states' innovation performance. Finally, the dynamics and variation of the effects of individual Framework Programmes over time and across the member states are investigated.

The European Union (EU) member states are receiving a considerable amount of investments so they would bring a positive and constructive effect on the national innovation performance. However, the situation in separate member states differ significantly. It must be emphasized that side factors, such as economic conditions, or national social, cultural and political aspects, can influence the degree of capabilities to use these financial inflows efficiently. Nevertheless, an investigation of these factors in the context of the evaluation of the influence exerted by EU investment is fairly limited. On top of that, the general tendency of empirical research is to include only the 'traditional' technological innovative output, e.g. patents, yet not every innovation can be patented and not every patent reflects innovation. Therefore, this dissertation aims to evaluate the influence of EU investment on the member states' innovation performance by using a redeveloped national innovative capacity framework and including technological, non-technological and commercial innovative output. To reach that aim, the role of EU research and innovation investment is analysed and the current methods used in EU investment influence evaluations are determined. Furthermore, the concept of national innovation capacity, together with the national innovation capacity framework, are redefined, and an alternative methodology for the assessment is proposed. To continue with, econometric analysis and modelling are employed in evaluating the influence of EU investment on member states' innovation performance. Finally, the dynamics and variation of the effects of individual Framework Programmes over time and across the member states are investigated.