The Opening event of the project READ – Regional Network for Cultural Diversity, took place on October 28 at the at Europe House in Skopje. READ is a Project implemented by Goethe-Institut Skopje together with the partner organizations: Center for Balkan Cooperation – Loja (North Macedonia), Instituti I Librit dhe i Promocionit (Albania), Kalem Culture Association (Turkey), Krokodil (Serbia), Qendra Multimedia (Kosovo). The project – READ contributes to reconciliation and intercultural tolerance by opening new channels of communication from the independent cultural societies, offering them networking opportunities away from the political stage. These opportunities facilitate the exchange of experiences through joint projects, public events and campaigns. They promote diverse cultural initiatives and provide space for the presentation of the work of smaller grassroots initiatives in the regional arena. The project aims to promote intercultural reading skills and democratic values through reading culture and the handling of supra-regional high-quality literary works. Due to the Covid 19 pandemics, the event happened in hybrid format, while partners from Goethe, #Center_LOJA and Kalem were present, Instituti I Librit dhe i Promocionit, Krokodil and Qendra Multimedia joined online, as well as the event was broadcasted on the YouTube channel of the Europe House and social networks of partner organizations. READ project is funded by the European Commission under the Grant Scheme “Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2018-2019”, with duration of 4 years (September 2019 – August 2024).