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In Croatia, the capacity to monitor and adjust the development of social policies aimed at an innovative welfare state and new social risks with a recognizable role of civil society organizations is limited. Meeting the social needs of an increasing number of citizens depends on civil society organizations. This problem is especially acute in the great economic crisis that follows the COVID-19 pandemic. Civil society organizations often ask political authorities to put on the agenda the issues and interests they stand for and ask for funds from public sources to solve social problems and realize those interests. Associations represent a wide range of interests, from those related to the functioning of government to those related to the personal needs of citizens.
The general public and relevant stakeholders are not sufficiently familiar with the concepts of the European Pillar of Social Rights and The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, so the overall goal of our project is to acquaint the interested public and relevant stakeholders in different geographical regions and empower them to implement and monitor its principles so they can influence on the europeanization and modernization of social policy and improve the quality of life in local communities and in the wider area of the Republic of Croatia. Also, as civil society organizations often have reduced human capacity and the necessary knowledge, we believe that with this project we can strengthen the analytical and advocacy capacity of CSOs and other stakeholders to monitor and implement ESSP at the national and local level.