The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Lithuania Mykolas Romeris University Rūta Makarevičiūtė

Outline Mission of the institution Main activities The aim and objectives Statistics Summary of analysis Conclusion

Mission To represent the legitimate interests of the Republic of Lithuania and its citizens in international organizations and worldwide Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the central institution of the Republic of Lithuania, implementing Lithuania’s foreign policy, and co-ordinating activities of other public institutions in the field of foreign policy.  The mission of the Ministry is to represent the legitimate interests of the Republic of Lithuania and its citizens in international organizations and worldwide.

Main activities Participate in shaping the state’s foreign policy Represent the Republic of Lithuania and its citizens’ legitimate interests in the international organizations and foreign countries http://g.diena.lt/00/18/9802a0.jpg

The Aim and objectives The aim - analyse practice of policy and compatibility with good governance principles The objectives: description of the mission and it consequence policy description of the different implementation mechanisms identifying the strength and weaknesses of the Ministries policies

Statistics European Union: application in 1995, admission in 2004 NATO: application in 1994, admission in 2004 Schengen Area: application in 2004, admission in 2007

Summary of analysis + - ? EU NATO Schengen Area consensus oriented Participation Rule of law Effectiveness and efficiency ? Equity and inclusiveness Responsiveness Transparency Accountability

Conclusions Implements significant decisions Attainment of membership in EU was realised according to good governance principles NATO achievement has a lack of participation and orientation in consensus Schengen Area mechanism especially realised the element of effectiveness and efficiency Application of management elements to improve running affairs

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