This VET policy brief produced by Cedefop presents a snapshot of vocational education and training policy developments in Lithuania between 2020 and the end of 2024. It presents the context and the challenges the country faces, a selection of the latest VET-related statistics, as well as the...

The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management (FRM). It fore- sees 6-yearly cycles aiming to reduce the risk of flood damage in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2010-15. The second cycle covered the period 2016-21. The third cycle will...

The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management. It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming at the reduction of the adverse consequences associated with floods in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2010-15. The second cycle covered the period 2016-21....

The new era of FinTech services enabled the financial sector to benefit from innovative and cost-effective products via process automation, fostering a foundation for more sustainable business growth. Despite considerable research, the determinants of FinTech services adoption by businesses...

Lithuania has made progress in expanding early childhood education and increasing tertiary educational attainment. However, achievement gaps in basic skills, especially by socio-economic background and school location, remain significant, jeopardising future competitiveness (Council of the EU,...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

Different Digital Governance maturity models are established; however, limited research has examined their applicability at the local government level, particularly concerning the interrelations among dimensions such as Strategy, Employees, and Processes. Understanding these connections is vital...

This study examines the economic implications of Russia-Ukraine conflict has had on business operations in Ukraine and Lithuania. It seeks to examine how businesses have responded to the turmoil emanating from the conflict by breaking down disruptions in supply chains, regulatory adjustments as...

Road transport plays an important role in our lives. In Lithuania, passenger road transport accounted for more than 47% in 2022, and freight road transport more than 87% of the transport sector. Up to 15% of the Lithuanian population works in this sector (in 2020). However, road transport is one...

In 2022, important amendments to the Law on Equal Treatment were adopted, extending the competences of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson and strengthening protection against discrimination, including through: − Prohibition of harassment in the field of goods and services (until 2022,...

Cedefop's work on qualifications frameworks dates back to 2003. The Centre has contributed to the conceptual development of the European qualifications framework (EQF) and has supported its further implementation, working alongside with the of national authorities and stakeholders to introduce...

In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus and the ensuing political crisis, many women were forced into exile. This article explores how Belarusian women continue their engagement in political, socio-cultural, and economic initiatives abroad, often beyond the traditional...

This paper estimates high-dimensional fixed effects models using detailed administrative data to characterize the public-private wage gap in Lithuania between 2010 and 2020. We quantify that public sector employees earn, on average, 10% more than their private sector counterparts. A...

This study explores the economic feasibility and long-term potential of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems in multi-apartment buildings across the Baltic States (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia) through 2050. Using stochastic modeling and Monte Carlo simulations, it uniquely evaluates the...

The unmanageable problem of climate change and the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine show the importance of promoting the consumption and production of renewable energy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the main determinants of selecting a green electricity supplier by...

This study examines how national public funding and macroeconomic conditions affect higher education performance, measured by graduation rates. A panel dataset covering 2013-2022 and ten Lithuanian public universities integrates economic, financial, and institutional variables. Lithuania applies...

The aim is to identify gaps in the monitoring network for Lithuania according to the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2881). The analysis is conducted considering the data officially reported by Lithuania for the last five years (2019-2023) to EEA's Repornet2. Data has...

This report presents civil society findings on the implementation of Lithuania's National Roma Strategic Framework (NRSF), namely the Roma Integration Plan 2022-2023 (NRSF 2022-2023) and the Roma Inclusion Action Plan 2024-2030 (NRSF (2024-2030). The report recognises limited systemic progress...

Investment dynamics in Lithuania have stalled. The share of Lithuanian firms investing has plateaued after steadily rising in recent years and remains lower than the EU average (78% vs. 87%, respectively). The share of firms expecting to increase rather than decrease investment is in line with...

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

The report is produced under the project "Building capacity for evidence informed policymaking in governance and public administration in post-pandemic Europe", a Technical Support Instrument (TSI) multi-country project supported by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Structural...

Overall, government effectiveness in Lithuania remained rather stable, above average among the European Union Member States (EU‑27) compared with 2019 (before the impact of COVID‑19). The value of the government effectiveness index fluctuated from 0.97 to 1.06 in the period 2017-2022, with...

There were seven ELD occurrences in Lithuania between 12 April 2005 (when Lithuania transposed the ELD into national law) and November 2021. Three ELD occurrences occurred before 30 April 2013; three occurred between 1 May 2013 and 2017. There were no occurrences of an imminent threat of...

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Lithuania. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

Lithuania's fleet consists of small-scale coastal, large-scale, and distant-water segments, employing 465 fishers. Challenges include declining fish stocks and economic pressures. Fishers are required to complete approved training programmes that, depending on the function, comply with STCW...

The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how they manage food in their daily lives through a survey. Based on their...

The Lithuanian financial technology (referred to as FinTech) sector is one of the fastest-growing financial technology centers in Europe; however, this sector faces economic, regulatory, and technological challenges that hinder its development. This article aims to assess the state of development...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment examines the development of active labour market...

We assess household burdens from a carbon tax with revenue recycling, comparing them to burdens from price changes during the recent cost-of-living crisis. We focus on Lithuania, an OECD country that attained high-income status a decade ago, and that recently enacted a €60/ton CO2 carbon tax...

Using Social Security records between 2000 and 2020, we provide a comprehensive analysis of labor earnings inequality and its dynamics over the course of Lithuania’s economic development. Since 2000, there has been a substantial decline in earnings inequality, largely driven by the rapid...

Lithuania has a centralised approach to water management, with several governmental services and agencies taking charge of the different aspects of the implementation of the WFD on all RBDs. Lithuania has integrated WFD, FD and MSFD objectives in a National Water Development Plan for the...

European Union legislation, particularly Council Directive 2004/113/EC, mandates gender neutrality in credit scoring to prevent discrimination. However, this creates a regulatory paradox if gender is a statistically relevant predictor of default risk. This study investigates this...

The present paper is the first scientific investigation of the future European farmer profiles. An expert interview combined with sophisticated multi-criteria decision-making techniques were employed as main research tools. Lithuania served as an empirical basis for the research. The dynamics of...

This report uses the Time Value of Money (TVM) framework to evaluate and compare consumer loan offers from three Lithuanian credit providers: Inbank, Artea, and Saldo Bank. Focusing on a loan amount of €5000, the study examines repayment terms of 12, 24, and 36 months, each with different...

This study examines the relationship between economic indicators and crime rates in six European countries: Lithuania, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Finland and Sweden. By examining macroeconomic factors such as GDP, security spending and per capita consumption, the study aims to understand how...

The main inflation factors were analyzed of relatively high inflation in Lithuania after the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of European Union and euro area. The system dynamics model was developed mathematically describing the interrelations between inflation and the set of macroeconomic...