2025-04-30
From May 2025, the National Audit Office will no longer perform the function of the European Union (EU) audit authority, as the 2003 mandate of the Seimas to the National Audit Office to carry out audits of EU structural assistance received in the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with EU legislation expires. This function has been entrusted to the Ministry of Finance by a government decision from 2021 and the National Audit Office submitted its last audit report to the European Commission on 25 April 2025.
"With more than 20 years of experience in auditing the management and control systems for EU support and investment, we have a wealth of experience in ensuring the eligibility of activities and expenditure in EU-funded projects and assessing the risks of the management tools for each EU support period. It is crucial for us that the knowledge and practice of this largest audit of all EU financial mechanisms for Lithuania is used in other audits and assessments. Our colleagues who audit EU investments assess not only the legality of expenditure declared to the European Commission, but also the legal environment and projects in various areas of the public sector, and we are therefore pleased that the staff of the department performing the EU investment audit function took the opportunity to complement our other audit units with their professional experience," said Auditor General Mindaugas Macijauskas.
The European Union Investment Audit Department assessed the management and control system created for the implementation of Operational Programme for European Union Funds Investments for 2007-2013 and 2014-2020, and the eligibility of expenditure declared to the European Commission. The Ministry of Finance is carrying out the eligibility assessment for the new period (2021-2027).
You can find the full results of the EU investment audit here.