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Commissioner Milan Marinović and Deputy Commissioner Sanja Unković participated in the regular annual meeting of the “Initiative 20i7”, which brings together representatives of personal data protection supervisory authorities from the countries of the former Yugoslavia, held this year on 18 and 19 May 2026 in Bitola, North Macedonia.
The main focus of the meeting was on how personal data protection authorities, members of the Initiative, are coping with numerous challenges in personal data protection today. The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner presented the process of adopting the new Personal Data Protection Law in the Republic of Serbia, with a special focus on the most significant amendments.
In addition to the main meeting, a series of bilateral meetings was held between the members of the Initiative.
It was decided that the host of next year's Initiative will be the Personal Data Protection Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Advisor to the Commissioner Ana Vukićević attended the marking of the 20th anniversary of the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) yesterday, May 18, 2026. On the occasion of the anniversary, NALED also presented the 18th edition of the Grey Book with 100 Recommendations.

On the occasion of marking Serbian Registrars' Day, the 80th anniversary of the Registry Office, a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government was held at the Palace of Serbia yesterday, May 18, 2026. Advisor to the Commissioner Ana Petrović Vukićević attended the event.

The Serbian Registrars' Day is celebrated in memory of May 9, 1946, when the Law on State Civil Records came into force in Serbia.

 

As part of the cooperation between the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection and the Standing Conference of Cities and Municipalities (SKGO), the third training on personal data protection for local self-government units was successfully carried out in Kragujevac on May 13 and 14.

The training in Kragujevac is the third of seven planned training sessions on “Personal Data Protection”, as part of the “Partnership for Good Local Government” project, supported by the Government of Switzerland, and was implemented according to the Sectoral Program for Professional Development for 2026, adopted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

The two-day seminar brought together 23 employees from local self-government units in the territory of Kragujevac, Leskovac, Kruševac, Ćuprija, Rača, Rekovac, Svilajnac, Vrnjačka Banja, and Novi Pazar.

Accredited lecturers from the Sector for Education and Certification, Marko Milošević and Aleksandar Kocić Ranđelović, guided the participants through key aspects of the Personal Data Protection Law implementation.

The lecturers focused on the practical application of the Law and personal data processing security.

The training took place in an exceptional working atmosphere and through a dynamic discussion, wherein the participants and the lecturers discussed in detail the key areas:

• The role and tasks of the Data Protection Officer.
• Precise definition of responsibilities within local self-government units.
• Lawfulness of processing: Correct recognition of the legal basis for collecting and processing citizens’ data.
• Protection measures: Implementation of technical, personnel, and organizational measures to ensure the security of personal data processing.
• Compliance with the Law: Practical steps in the process of harmonizing all internal processes with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Law. 

Through interactive lectures and case studies, the participants tested their acquired knowledge, confirming a high level of readiness for applying data protection standards in the daily work of local administrations.

The continuation of the training cycle is planned in the upcoming period for other local self-government units throughout Serbia.