Višnja Samardžija For example, in Hungary some of the priorities and planned measures of the NRP were already drawn up in a period when the catching-up process of the economy and macroeconomic stabilisation were high ranking priorities. These goals were drawn up in two strategic documents, the National Strategic Reference Framework(NSRF) that identified main development objectives and was a basis for the efficient use of EU and domestic financial resources, and the Convergence Programme(CP), the fulfilment of which was crucial for preparing the ground for the introduction of the euro. The objectives of the above-mentioned documents overlapped to a certain extent with the Lisbon objectives. In some areas they could create synergy which could help with the realisation of objectives, but in some aspects they even contradicted each other. All three programmes take into account the actual situation and the mid-term prospects of the economy. However, the Convergence Programme is quite different to the other two programmes, but it could have the effect of strengthening the other two programmes(the successful public sector reform and the reform of territorial units could also help make the use of EU funds more efficient, and thus stimulate the business environment to change towards the Lisbon goals). At the same time, the NRP contributes to introducing“continuous planning”. Different programmes are built on each other, and provide several reference points and benchmarks in order to check their success. This is valid not only for Hungary, but for all the new and future EU members, which passed the transitional experience where“planning” had a negative connotation for a certain period in the 1990s, and was again positively perceived at the end of that decade, due to the prospect and the pre-conditions of EU accession. The experience of Hungary shows that, although the Lisbon objectives are important to the country, the primary objective remains the most efficient use of development transfers(the task of the NSRF) and stabilisation of public finances(CP). Until there are no conflicts between the NRP and the two other programmes, the NRP objectives will probably be consistently followed. However, it seems that the NRP will not be the one that matters most, meaning that it could be expected that the Lisbon Agenda is not an issue that will have the highest priority( Szemlér). 1 6