Dana 9. July 2022. in the show "Veterans of Peace" which is shown on the first program of Croatian Radio and Television, the manager of the project "Analysis of social factors affecting the quality of life of the veteran population" was a guest- guidelines for the future" Ida Maček, during which she presented the goals and activities of the mentioned project to the public in more detail. At the very beginning, she briefly described the application process for the competition "Thematic networks for social and economic development (and promoting social dialogue in the context of improving working conditions)within which the project is implemented, as well as the formation of a thematic network made up of public, the economic and civil sectors and the academic community, which was one of the basic prerequisites for applying to the competition. At the same time, the purpose of the project was emphasized, and which refers to the stimulation of intersectoral cooperation through public, profit and non-profit sector in order to work together to improve the quality of life of the veteran population. Furthermore, the method of selecting the topics of scientific research included in the project is described, and which were set as the most relevant based on the pre-public opinion survey conducted on 1.500 respondents in six counties. As some of the topics relate to social entrepreneurship and health care of Croatian veterans, also touched on the results of the research conducted so far, which indicate a high percentage of almost 80% veterans who express interest in joining social entrepreneurship projects through civil society organizations, and it was also pointed out the already implemented projects of the Association of Veterans of Croatian Guards, through which the need for veterans to continue to be useful in society through their voluntary involvement in activities and services providing assistance to their comrades and other most needy groups is visible.. Then, the expansion of the thematic network through the continuous increase in the number of involved veterans' associations since the beginning of the project was also presented, and the opportunities that are provided through the thematic networks to the veterans' associations involved, and thus, of course, their membership, which includes Croatian veterans. The thematic network thus provides logistical and organizational capacities, which includes the possibility of obtaining free legal aid, free psychological help, participation in workshops that enable education on relevant topics, obtaining information about future tenders and the like. The project leader also referred to the need for greater public promotion of the positive action of veterans' associations in society and the presentation of their projects., during which she pointed out the commendable fact that from 12 initially included partner veterans' associations, nine of them independently applied for EU projects. As for the public and the media, the results of the survey were presented as part of the public opinion survey on the way the public perceives the portrayal of veterans in the media, and they showed that a significant number of respondents believed that veterans were mostly portrayed negatively in the media. But in order to get an accurate picture based on scientific results on the mentioned topic, Croatian Catholic University (academic partner on the project) conducted a detailed scientific analysis of articles that appeared in print and web portals in recent years 10 year, and the results will be available at the beginning of next year. It was mentioned that unfortunately they are veterans themselves, according to the survey results, in a larger percentage dissatisfied with society's perception of them, which is intended to be influenced by the development of guidelines as part of the project that will influence public policies and strategic documents related to issues concerning the veteran population. It was also emphasized that it is necessary to actively involve veterans in social issues, inform them more about social entrepreneurship, encourage them to apply for projects and work in veterans' associations – everything that this project is trying to achieve. Also, it was pointed out that it is extremely important that access to psychosocial programs be provided to family members of Croatian veterans to the same extent, given that they are often victims of secondary traumatization. Inclusive, briefly referred to the topics covered so far, which refer to the families of veterans, the possibility of developing war tourism (as part of which the possibility of employing veterans as tourist guides opens up), and cohesion in the veteran population and communication with decision makers, with examples of good practice from the USA. Likewise, the topics that will be presented through the following structured dialogues are also listed, and which include media coverage, the connection between unemployment and PTSD and social entrepreneurship.