Sociocultural changes in Lithuania as a result of modern policy of rural development

The article discusses the relation between rural development policy and social and cultural changes in the Lithuanian countryside. EU agricultural and rural development policies have had a diverse impact on Lithuania's country side till the country entered the EU, whereas after 2004 the common EU agricultural policy affected not only the income of Lithuanian countrymen, but also their social structure, value orientation. It is important to explore if the policy stimulates the development of civil society in Lithuanian countryside and in what way, what tendencies and problems can be found on the issue. The positive social and cultural changes arising from the policy may be mentionedVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij