The subject of the thesis is the analysis of the strategic planning process, including analysis of the current programming documents of the South Bohemian Region and the Free State of Bavaria. The first part of the thesis defines the basic concepts of strategic planning and describes the methods and procedures applied in the creation of programming documents. The second part deals with the analysis of programming documents in chosen regions. Conclusion of this work evaluates the process of creation, negotiation and approval of programming documents and each document is evaluated from the viewpoint of content and formal qualities, including the shortcomings, which occured in described programming documents.

This thesis deals with the strategic plan, which is described from the perspective of creation and related processes and procedures in the theoretical part. Work is devoted to the analysis of the content and form of the plan. From this perspective, addressing the status of the plans and their quality in selected cities of various sizes in the South Region in the new programming period 2014-2020 and further analysis are compared both programming periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020. The selected cities are Pisek, Strakonice, Milevsko, Protivin, Blatná and Vodňany. Such research sample was chosen to represent the county and smaller cities, where there is a significant change in strategy documents compared to cities of a higher category.

ES regioninės politikos tikslas - sumažinti įvairių ES valstybių regionų ekonominio ir socialinio išsivystymo skirtumus ir skatinti tolygią ES plėtrą. Ši politika yra pagrindinė ekonominės plėtros ir aukšto gyvenimo lygio užtikrinimo priemonė. Lietuvai tapus Europos Sąjungos nare, ji gavo teisę naudotis ES struktūrinių fondų, per kuriuos vykdoma regioninė politika, finansine parama. Didžiausią nerimą Lietuvoje kelia skirtumų tarp regionų didėjimas ir svarbiausiųjų centrų, ypač sostinės, atotrūkis nuo šalies vidurkio. Kadangi pagal ES regionų klasifikaciją Lietuva laikoma vienu NUTS II regionu, svarbiausias dėmesys darbe skiriamas Lietuvos regioninei politikai, jos teisinei bazei, įgyvendinimo administravimui, regioninės dimensijos įsisavinimui ir iš to kylančioms problemoms analizuoti ir apibendrinti. Darbo tikslas – išanalizuoti Europos Sąjungos vykdomą regioninę politiką ir atskleisti regioninį aspektą 2004 – 2006 m. ir 2007 – 2013m. ES struktūrinės paramos programavimo dokumentuose. Darbe analizuojama jau baigiama įsisavinti 2004 – 2006 m.ES struktūrinių fondų paramos regioninė dimensija, įgyvendinama šalies savivaldybėse. Daromi apibendrinimai ir palyginimai su 2007 – 2013 m. ES struktūrinės paramos programavimo dokumentais, prioritetais, priemonėmis ir jų įgyvendinimo regioniniu aspektu. / The aim of the regional policy is to lessen the difference of EU countries in economic and social development and to promote equal EU development. This policy is the main measure vouching for economic development and high living standards. Since joining EU , Lihuania has got the right to use EU structural funds, which execute both regional policy and financial support. The greatest anxiety is caused by the growth of difference between regions and the most important centres, as the capital and regions. According to EU regional classification, Lithuania is considered as NUTS II region, so the greatest impact of the work is based on Lithuania’s regional policy, its law system, administrative work, implementation of regional dimension, analyses and justifications of the problems. The aim of the work is to analyze the implementation of EU regional policy and to reveal the regional aspect in the EU structural support’s programming documents of 2004 – 2006 and 2007 – 2013. The work analyses the final stage of regional dimension’s implementation of EU structural funds 2004 – 2006 in the country’s municipalities. It summarizes and makes comparisons with the structural support programming documents of 2007 – 2013, priorities, measures and their implementation in regional aspect.