2026-05-27
On May 27–28 in Paris, France, the Annual Meeting of OECD Auditors-General and Heads of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) on Public Finance and the 18th Annual Meeting of the OECD Working Party of Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions (IFIs) are taking place. The National Audit Office delegation attending the meetings—Auditor General Irena Segalovičienė, Head of the Fiscal Monitoring Centre Jurga Rukšėnaitė, and Head of the Communications and International Relations Department Lina Nuobarienė — engaged in discussions on the role of SAIs and IFIs in strengthening public financial management and promoting a better public understanding of the fiscal challenges faced by countries around the world.
The visit began with a joint Forum on Restoring Public Finances, where ministers, budgetary officials, and audit leaders from OECD countries shared views on strategies for restoring public finances, communicating fiscal pressures to citizens, building public understanding of the need for long-term fiscal sustainability, and the role of institutions in restoring confidence in public finances.
Ms Segalovičienė also participated in a launch event dedicated to the release of a landmark report prepared jointly by the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) and the OECD on Strengthening the Independence of Supreme Audit Institutions. The report emphasises not only the importance of the legal frameworks but also that of trust, communication, institutional norms, and a culture of cooperation in strengthening accountability and transparency in the public sector.
with French Supreme Audit Institution
In an effort to strengthen inter-institutional cooperation, Auditor General Irena Segalovičienė also met with Amélie de Montchalin, the new First President of the French SAI. During a roundtable discussion, the Auditor General presented to the French colleagues National Audit Office practice in activity planning and impact assessment. The meeting also included an exchange of experiences on how to efficiently measure the implementation of recommendations and ensure that audit results create real value for citizens.
The meeting was intended not only to foster closer ties and exchange experiences, but also to prepare for the Annual Meeting of the Contact Committee of Heads of European Union SAIs, which will take place this autumn, in October, in Paris.
In the focus of fiscal monitoring: future spending, communication, and artificial intelligence
The head of the Fiscal Monitoring Centre (implementing the functions of Lithuania’s independent fiscal institution), Jurga Rukšėnaitė, is representing Lithuania at the Annual OECD IFI meeting, where the focus is on four key topics:
- Future spending challenges,
- Budgetary oversight,
- More effective communication to strengthen fiscal literacy, and
- Application of artificial intelligence in fiscal analysis.
Meanwhile, Auditor General Irena Segalovičienė, who is continuing her work at the OECD SAI Heads’ Meeting, is discussing with her counterparts from other countries how to enhance the impact of performance audits, the challenges of implementing innovations, the impact of artificial intelligence tools on the quality and efficiency of operations, and the impact of climate change and severe space weather on national budgets.