The Seimas has updated the training requirements for veterinary surgeons in line with EU standards

The Seimas has adopted amendments to the law updating the training requirements for veterinary surgeons, bringing them into line with European Union (EU) standards, according to the Ministry of Economy and Innovation (EIM).

According to the Ministry, the amendments aim to simplify the recognition of veterinary surgeons’ professional qualifications in EU Member States and to create more favourable conditions for specialists to find employment in Lithuania and other EU countries.

“The automatic recognition process makes it quicker and easier to recognise the professional qualifications of these specialists, simplifies bureaucratic procedures and reduces the administrative burden”  – Edvinas Grikšas, Minister for the Economy and Innovation, is quoted as saying in the press release.

The adopted amendments transpose into Lithuanian law the provisions of the 2025 EU Directive, which update the training requirements for veterinary surgeons in line with advances in science and technology.

Under the new regulations, greater emphasis will be placed on competencies in management, collaboration, communication, animal health economics, and information and digital technologies when training veterinary surgeons.

In light of the adopted amendments, veterinary study programmes in Lithuania will also be updated.