The National Commission for Cultural Heritage analyzed the processes of highly controversial construction projects in the Baroque ensembles of Vilnius. The conclusions state that the conflicting situation was caused by systemic issues in heritage preservation, with the most significant being legal deficiencies, inconsistent actions by responsible institutions, lack of principled approach, insufficient transparency in activities, and concessions to the interests of project developers. The Heritage Commission provided suggestions on how to improve the processes discussed in the investigation.
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These include changes in legislation, regulation of impartial heritage researches, improvement of the procedures of evaluation boards, enhancement of architectural competitions, creation of an environment resistant to corruption, increasing public awareness and involvement, among many other measures.
Heritage Commission is an expert and advisor to the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania, President of the Republic of Lithuania and to Government of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the national policy of cultural heritage protection, its implementation, evaluation and improvement.
Please find a whole study attached in Lithuanian languauge čia.