2026-03-25
The latest report on the implementation of the National Audit Office’s recommendations, presented today to the Seimas Committee on Audit, shows a clear trend: changes are taking place in the country, but too slowly. Over the past three years, the proportion of the most important recommendations implemented on time has risen from 4% to 23%, but this is still not enough—currently, one in four recommendations is delayed.
Of the 286 recommendations currently being monitored, implementation of as many as 68 is overdue, with the average delay reaching nearly 20 months. This is most often due to protracted legislative processes, public procurement, or the development of IT systems.
When assessing specific changes, the situation speaks for itself—over the past six months, one-third of the planned changes did not take place (out of 48, 15 did not take place, 29 did, and 4 took place only partially). This means that decisions intended to improve people’s daily lives are either delayed or fail to produce results at all.
Auditor General Irena Segalovičienė stresses that important systemic changes often stall where there is a lack of leadership accountability, institutional coordination, and political will.
“For the changes to happen, it is not enough to simply plan them. They must also be implemented—properly, in a coordinated manner, and on time. Government leadership is essential here. Institutional leaders must take responsibility for results and ensure continuity of work even when leadership changes. Only in this way can we achieve the real changes that people are waiting for,” says Auditor General Irena Segalovičienė.
The National Audit Office emphasises that challenges in implementing recommendations are evident in many areas. This indicates a problem that extends beyond individual institutions and affects the entire public sector.
Implementation of recommendations is an important indicator of efficient state functioning, showing how decisions are made, how responsibilities are allocated, and whether the state is able to respond in a timely manner and implement agreed-upon changes. For example, the centralisation of shared functions is currently proceeding slower than planned, the modernisation of EU external border surveillance systems is delayed, and by the end of 2025, only 4% of the most important government buildings had been adapted for people with disabilities (instead of the planned 40%).
The National Audit Office notes that even the clearest recommendations, properly planned measures, and deadlines do not guarantee the expected results if the work lacks consistent and sound management and accountability.
A report on the status of implementation of the most important recommendations is submitted to the Seimas and published twice a year—in March and September. Up-to-date information on the status of implementation of the recommendations is published on the National Audit Office website: Open Data | National Audit Office of the Republic of Lithuania.
Summary report on the implementation of the recommendations (March 2026).