Intergenerational Fairness in Lithuania

With its Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2027, Lithuania has a unique opportunity to embed long-term governance into its own and European decision-making.

This policy brief makes use of ZOE Institute’s Intergenerational Governance Matrix and assesses Lithuania’s institutionalisation and implementation of future-oriented governance to date. Applying the matrix to the Lithuanian context shows Lithuania has valuable experience and institutional capacity to contribute to the EU’s long-term governance agenda.

The brief addresses imparticular how an intergenerational lens can be brought to the structural challenges of demography, poverty and policy coherence in Lithuania.

Drawing on these findings, the authors put forward recommendations for the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU and for national level action to strengthening long-term policymaking.

The policy brief is part of a series for national governments which will also include Ireland, Germany, Denmark, and Greece.