On 22 October 2024, the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) conducted the fourth and final capacity-building training session for Serbian public sector officials on free access to information. The event took place in Kragujevac, Serbia and was organized in support of and in cooperation with the Office of the Commissioner for Free Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Serbia. It gathered over 50 officials from Kragujevac region. During a one-day training, representatives of public institutions who handle requests for free access to information of public importance, were introduced to the current legal frameworks in the Republic of Serbia and in the European Union and learnt how to properly apply the Serbian Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance.

Speakers included Ms. Rosana Lemut-Strle, an IACA expert on Free Access to Information from Slovenia, Mr. Milan Marinovic, the Commissioner for Free Access to Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Serbia, and Ms. Slavoljupka Pavlovic, the acting Assistant Secretary-General in the Office of the Commissioner.

The training is part of the EUROLIS project, which aims to support Serbian institutions in their path toward EU accession, specifically concerning Chapters 23 and 24 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Serbia. The project is funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation.