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26 Nov

Workshop on Information, Communication and Consultation of the Council for cooperation between Government and Civil Society

26 November 2021

The workshop on Information, Communication and Consultation with the stakeholders of the Council for cooperation between the Government and civil society was held on 24-25 November 2021. Attended by the Council Members and representatives of the Unit for Cooperation with CSOs of the General Secretariat, the discussion aimed at reaching a common understanding on the main preconditions for effective internal and external communication of the Council and on improving the overall strategic communication with the main stakeholders.

Previous analysis by the TA Project experts was pointing out to the need for more visibility, proactive communication and awareness rising events, through establishing regular communication with media and upgrading of the online tools for a better reach out to CSOs and the general public across the country.

During the discussion, emphasis was put on the planning of the work of the Council in line with key priorities deriving from the Government Strategy for cooperation with civil society and Action Plan.

The Council and the Unit for cooperation with CSOs committed to have the Annual work plan for 2022 developed and adopted in December based on which the Communication Plan of the Council will be developed with the aim of being adopted in January 2022.

The EU funded TA Project is supporting the Council and the Unit for cooperation with CSOs through expertise and EU best practice in achieving a better communication with constituents and stakeholders, including increased transparency and visibility towards the broad public.

The agenda of the workshop can be found here.