Launch and fact-finding mission in Lithuania: Protecting civic space to foster more meaningful citizen participation

Opening remarks by:

• David Goessmann, Head of the Open Governance Unit, OECD
• Sotiris Langanopoulos, Head of the Funds and Horizontal Concerns Unit, EEA and Norway Grants

Project presentation by:

• Nina Lenglinger, Policy Analyst on Civic Space and Open Government, OECD
• Craig Matasick, Information Integrity Project Co-ordinator, OECD
• Raimonda Mackevičiūtė, Head of the NGO Development Group, Ministry of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania
• Elžbieta Jašinskaitė, Advisor in the Open Government Division, Office of the Government of Lithuania

Perspectives from OECD peer reviewers with:

• Inese Kušķe, Consultant for Good Governance Affairs, Department for Public Administration Policy, State Chancellery of Latvia
• Jakub Adámek, Chief State Advisor, Department of Strategies and Participation, Office of the Plenipotentiary for the Development of the Civil Society of the Slovak Republic
• Lázaro Tuñón Sastre, Deputy Director of Open Government, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Function of Spain

Closing remarks by:

• Raimonda Mackevičiūtė, Head of the NGO Development Group, Ministry of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania
• David Goessmann, Head of the Open Governance Unit, OECD