Partners Serbia organized the National dialog on Wednesday, April 5th  "The presentation of the draft Report and Recommendations for enhancing the cooperation between civil society organizations and government authorities and public institutions in the Republic of Serbia". The National dialogue was organized in Belgrade, in Miljenko Dereta Space.

The event was specifically tailored for CSOs and was organized with the purpose of facilitating further consultations and promoting a better comprehension of the data collected during the research, all aimed at improving the operating conditions of the civil sector and fostering stronger collaboration with decision-makers.

Blažo Nedić (Partners Serbia), Tara Petrović (Građanske inicijative), Žarko Stepanović (Ministry of Human, Minority Rights and Social Dialogue) and Dragan Đorđević (Odbor za ljudska prava Niš) welcomed the participants and gave opening remarks. Following that, Blažo Nedić presented results and conclusions from comprehensive assessment and announced the Survey that will contain all the information gathered through the questionnaire, interviews, focus groups and the National dialogue. In the second part of the event, participants shared their experiences, opinions, expressed their worries and doubts related to the position of CSOs in Serbia and gave comments on presented information.

The event was conducted in a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and online participation through the utilization of the Zoom platform. Sign language interpretation was made available during the event. Notably, the event witnessed the active engagement of over 50 participants from various civil society organizations and institutions.

This event was organized as part of the project "The Civil Society Resilience Strengthening Activity". Project Civil Society Resilience Strengthening Activity is funded by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/Serbia) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).