THE NEW CHALLENGES IN REGIONAL MANAGEMENT IN LITHUANIA

The article analyzes the questions of regional management concerning the problems of Lithuanian membership in the European Union (EU) and globalization of Lithuanian economy that becomes more intensively expressed in the management of organizations of our country situated in different regions. Mostly different social and political problems arise in regional management and that is due to the existing order of elections to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and to local municipalities. These problems are connected with the realization of expectations of people of one or another region that were roused by the promises of the candidates to Seimas during the elections as well as the distribution of funds of consolidated state budget to the needs of the regions. Key words – regionalization, regional development in Lithuania, regional development, oasi