Within the EU „Twinning Light“ project „“Fostering of Protection of Rights in Public Procurement Procedures in Republic of Serbia“, a regional round table o irregularities in the review procedures was held on 7 September 2016 in Belgrade 2016. The round table gathered the high representatives of the authorities in charge for protection of rights from Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, BiH, FYROM and Serbia. The meeting was also attended by the high representatives of other national institutions relevant for public procurement (State Audit Institution, Public Procurement Office, Anticorruption Agency etc.). Conclusion of the conference was that regional cooperation and exchange of experience are vital for strengthening of the system of protection of rights in public procurement, its development and improvement.

As follow-up of the previous event, a joint workshop of the bodies in charge for protection of rights from Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, BiH, FYROM and Serbia with representatives of Serbian Association of Public Procurement Professionals was held on 8 September. That was opportunity to present most important results of the mentioned „Twinning Light“ project (analyses, recommendations, brochures etc.) to the representatives of Association. During the workshop, the “good practice” experience was also exchanged given that the challenges and problems in the area of protection of rights in the countries of the region are very similar. Stevan Radunovic, president of Serbian Association of Public Procurement Professionals talked about efficiency of the system of protection of rights from the contracting authorities’ point of view.