%0 Journal Article
%T The system of factors affecting the intensity of Lithuanian-Polish cooperation
%A Zitkus, Leonas
%A Zitkiene, Rima
%J International Business and Global Economy
%V 2014
%R 10.4467/23539496ffi.13.054.2439
%N Tom 33
%P 723-742
%K Poland, Lithuania, cooperation, driving forces, obstacles
%@ 2300-6102
%D 2015
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/ibage/artykul/the-system-of-factors-affecting-the-intensity-of-lithuanian-polish-cooperation
%X 
	The paper analyses factors and conditions which determine the level of cooperation between Lithuania and Poland and which,according to their effect,are divided into driving forces and ob­ stacles. The maindriving forces are associated with the Euro-Atlantic: objectives of both countries that affect the developmental trends and with the EU membership. They include different bi­ lateral and multilateral agreements, participation in the institutions operating within the Baltic: Sea macro-region,and in the pursued strategies,as wellas the possibilities to benefit from the EU regional policy instruments. The obstacles for cooperation are associated with specific peculiari­ ties of economic development of both countries.They cover the peripheral nature of Lithuanian economy as well as the inequality of economic potential of both countries.Inaddition,the "emo­ tional charge", hindering the realization of the idea of strategic: partnership,is also considered as an obstacle for further development of the discussed cooperation.