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1 photoMinister of Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė. Photo of Elta
According to him, Euractiv, an independent European media network specializing in European Union politics, announced last week that Lithuania, one of the few countries, has yet to present an economic recovery and resilience plan, or at least a draft. in the EU. According to the parliamentarian, according to this plan, Lithuania could use almost 3 billion. Up to 19 EU member states have already done so to revitalize the economy, which is struggling with COVID-19.
“The behavior of the rulers is surprising. First, the funds from the economic recovery plan were withdrawn from their initiative in 2021, although most EU countries have already planned to use these funds with this year’s budget. Now we hear fears from foreign media that Lithuania is one of the few countries that has yet to present this plan to Brussels, although up to 19 EU countries have already done so. The reasons why this is done are incomprehensible, because we have every opportunity to consult with the EU experts and improve the plan, if we do it in time. April is approaching, which is the deadline to present the plan “, – Labelavičius, Minister of the shadow government
According to D. Labanavičius, EU legislation encourages Member States to consult with social partners, civil society and other relevant parties in the preparation and implementation of recovery and resilience plans. There are also no consultations of this kind on the economic recovery plan, as the leaders of the National NGO Coalition are already saying publicly.
‘I. At the beginning of its activity, the Šimonytė Government declared exceptional transparency and a desire to consult the public and listen to the people. The opposite appears to be happening: the DNA plan for the future economy was revised and then destroyed in consultation with the sole business representative, M. Dubnikov, Vice President of the Lithuanian Business Confederation, the Confederation and the Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists . Small businesses do not participate in the expert advice because so far they have not been invited. We now hear from the National NGO Coalition that NGOs know nothing about the consultation on the development of the plan, which it plans to spend around 3 billion. grants in euros. There are many questions about what interests this government represents, which has suddenly decided to close the non-governmental sector and small businesses where important decisions are made for the economy of the future. Therefore, I asked the Minister to answer the question with which social partners the economic recovery plan is being discussed and why is the NGO sector not included, ”says D. Labanavičius.
Under the European Union (EU) Instrument for Economic Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (FRR), 2.6 billion is provided for Lithuania. grants in euros. “This application of unprecedented EU economic recovery measures in the implementation of reforms and investments in the medium term can significantly stimulate the growth of the Lithuanian economy and determine the economic future of Lithuania in the coming decades. Countries such as Austria, Italy, France and Germany have already included RRF funds in this year’s budgets. New EU member states, including Estonia’s neighbor on the Baltic Sea, Estonia, are not lagging behind these former EU members, “he says D. Labanavičius.
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