The Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection sent to the Ministry of Finance of the Serbian Government a letter in which he suggested that the Government should begin to proactively provide information on money inflowto the dedicated accounts as assistance forthe recovery from the floods.

In that regard, Commissioner RodoljubSabic also said the following:

"While fully respecting and supporting all efforts of the Serbian Government and other entities aimed at the recovery from disastrous floods which have unfortunately affectedour country, I thought it would be appropriate to make suggestions regarding the provision of information to the public about the funds collected for the purpose of such recovery.

I did so because I believe that proactive provision of information on money inflowto the dedicated accounts would have double benefits. On one hand, it would reduce or dispell possible doubts about the use of financial funds for purposes other than specified, which have unfortunately been widespread in Serbia for years, and on the other hand it would certainly be very stimulating for potential donors.

Implementingsuch an idea in practice would require only making available online information on the time and amount of payments, and protectingthe payers'personal data while doing so, taking into account that some of the donors may wish to stay anonymous, as well as the legal duty to protect personal data.

In view of the fact that NGO Transparency Serbia submitted an appropriate initiative to the Serbian Government, I completely supported that initiative and suggested to Minister Krstic to support such a solutionin the Serbian Government."