The report was prepared by the OECD Directorate for Public Governance (GOV) under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director for Public Governance, and the direction of Julio Bacio Terracino, Head of GOV’s Public Sector Integrity Division. Under the guidance of Frédéric Boehm, this report was co-ordinated by Alice Berggrun with support from Pelagia Patsoule and Laura Thomas. Invaluable background research was provided by Skirmantas Bikelis. A first draft of Chapter One was supported by Matthew Jenkins and Jon Vrushi. Jesper Johnson and Santiago Wortman Jofré provided comments and support. The report further benefitted from the insights and comments from Nataša Novaković, President of the Conflict-of-Interest Commission of Croatia, Natalia Torres, National Director of Public Ethics at the Anti-Corruption Office of Argentina, and Anastasia Sotiropoulou, Legal Counsel to the Governor of the National Transparency Authority of Greece. Meral Gedik prepared the report for publication. Administrative assistance was provided by Aman Johal and Samantha Sánchez.
The OECD expresses its gratitude to the Lithuanian Government, in particular to the representatives of the Special Investigation Service (STT). The members of the Working Group for the Preparation of the Draft Action Plan for 2022 – 2025 to the National Agenda also significantly contributed to the report through a survey and in interviews. In particular, the OECD wishes to thank public officials from the Ministry of Justice, as well as the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), the Chief Official Ethics Commission (COEC), the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT), the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Health, the Municipalities Association of Lithuania, the National Audit Office, the National Court Administration and the Prosecutor General’s Office. In addition, the OECD thanks the “Clear Wave” Collective Action Initiative, the National Association of Journalists and the Lithuanian Chapter of Transparency International for their insights.