This report was drafted jointly by the Ageing and Employment team, Pensions and Population Ageing team in the OECD Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate (ELS) and the Intergenerational Justice Unit in the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV).
The OECD team would like to thank various partners. The team at DG Reform, in particular Oana Dumitrescu (Policy Officer), provided close monitoring and excellent guidance throughout the process. The Lithuanian counterparts at the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, in particular, Steponas Kulbauskas (Chief Advisor) and Teresa Roščinska (Advisor), provided in-depth knowledge and perspectives that enriched the OECD’s understanding of the challenges and potential solutions within the country. Furthermore, the OECD is grateful to Kaunas District Municipality, Panevėžys City Municipality and Švenčionys District Municipality, public employment services, and other institutions, stakeholders and participants in the various workshops and consultations. These contributions were crucial in understanding the broader policy landscape and diverging policy challenges at the local level. The OECD is also thankful to Julija Moskvina, (consultant), who provided inputs for the area of employment and lifelong learning.
The project benefitted from insights and practices shared by peers from OECD countries. For the component of the project on public and political life participation, the OECD team thanks Abigail Chantler (Ireland), Verena Schriebl (Austria), Satu Karppanen (Finland) and Marilette van As (Netherlands) for their contributions.