An Action Programme is the document submitted by a member state and approved by the European Commission with consistent priorities that can be implemented out of assistance funds. A specific action programme can be financed only by the European Social Fund or the Cohesion Fund and/or the European Regional Development Fund.

The Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 14 December 2005 No. 1351 has also obligated the Commission to develop the Strategy for the Use of EU Structural Funds in 2007-2013 and to identify the Action Programmes with responsibility of the drafting of Action Programmes and the functions related to the formation of working groups (inclusion of partners).

In the course of working out proposals for the Action Programmes, a public discussion took place on 29 September 2005 to discuss a possible thematic grouping of the Strategy priority directions into Action Programmes and the issues of organising the development of such Action Programmes.

The proposals to the Action Programmes, which have been prepared by the Commission and discussed with social, economic and regional partners, were submitted for consideration of the Government that has identified the following 3 Action Programmes by its Resolution of 14 December 2005 No. 1351 “On setting Action Programmes for implementing the Lithuanian Strategy for the use of EU Structural Funds for 2007-2013”:

1. Draft Human Resources Development Programme;
2. Economic Growth Action Programme;
3. Cohesion Promotion Action Programme.

The Action Programmes were developed by specific working groups consisting not only of the representatives from state authorities, but also from representative partners (as specified in Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 14 December 2005 No. 1351 that sets forth Action Programmes).The working groups to develop Action Programmes have been approved by the Order of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania of 27 February 2006 No. 1K-070 “On the personal composition of the working groups to develop Action Programmes”.

The table below contains information about the working groups by each Action Programme, the investment directions assigned to the competence thereof and responsible authorities.

Ref. No.	Working Group	Investment direction	Responsible authority*
1.	Draft Human Resources Development Programme
1.1.	Attraction and Retention of People in the Labour Market	Employment and more flexible jobs	SADM
1.2.	Learning and Professional Development, Development of the System of Lifelong Learning	System of lifelong learning	ŠMM
1.3.	Strengthening of capacities of researchers and scientists	Capacities of researchers and scientists	ŠMM
1.4.	Enhancing the Capacities of Public Administration	Improvement of public administration	VRM
2.	Economic Growth Action Programme
2.1.	Direct and Indirect Assistance to R&D and Innovations and Investment Promotion	Direct assistance to R&D and innovations; favourable conditions for business and innovations	ŪM
2.2.	Information Society for All	Information Society for All	IVPK
2.3.	Transportation Network	Transportation Network	SM
2.4.	Energy Supply Networks	Energy Supply Networks	MoE
3.	Cohesion Promotion Action Programme
3.1.	Local Development	Urban infrastructure of municipalities; diversifying of activities in rural areas; heritage/tourism	VRM
3.2.	Quality and Accessibility of Public Services	Health; labour market institutions; education institutions	ŠMM
3.3.	Environmental Quality and Energy Efficiency	Environment; energy efficiency	AM

* AM – Ministry of Environment; IVPK – Information Society Development Committee under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania; SADM – Ministry of Social Security and Labour; SM – Ministry of Transportation and Communications; ŠMM – Ministry of Education and Science; VRM – Ministry of the Interior; ŪM – Ministry of Economy.

Finansų ministerija. Updated on 11 April 2007