On 28 March 2024, the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) implemented in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia, the second training for the public sector representatives on the topic of Free Access to Information – Legislation and Practice. The training is a part of the EUROLIS project aimed at supporting Serbian institutions on the road to EU Accession, particularly related to Chapters 23 and 24 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between EU and Serbia and is funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation.

IACA organized this training in close collaboration with the Office of the Commissioner for Free Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Serbia. The training was attended by 77 participants from various public sector institutions based in Novi Sad, and the speakers included Ms. Rosana Lemut-Strle, IACA expert on Free Access to Information from Slovenia, Mr. Milan Marinovic, Commissioner for Free Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Serbia, and Ms. Slavoljupka Pavlovic, acting Assistant Secretary-General in the Office of the Commissioner.

This is the second in a series of trainings supporting the Office of the Commissioner for Free Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Serbia.