
January 20, 2021
by rycowborg
You(th) spread the News
Milan attended his first youth exchange programme in the spring of 2018. Milan is not his real name but he is a…

January 15, 2021
by rycowborg
Balkan Youth on the Move: From shared History to shared Emotions
About participants of RYCO funded youth exchanges The big budget friendly and modern hotel in Sarajevo hums like a beehive on this…

January 13, 2021
by rycowborg
Call for Applications: Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge Into Future
WESTERN BALKANS/JAPAN – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) are implementing the youth…

January 12, 2021
by rycowborg
A Better Region Starts with Youth Participation in Decision-Making Processes
Serving as youth representatives on the RYCO Governing Board offers a chance to make your voice heard in relation to issues that…

January 6, 2021
by rycowborg
Youth from Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia Embrace Cooperation
KOSOVO/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA – Within the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, co-financed by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, Gymnasium “Stojan Cerovic” in Montenegro,…

December 31, 2020
by rycowborg
2020: RYCO’s Year in Review
WESTERN BALKANS – As the year draws to its end, it is time to look back and reflect on our work done…

December 31, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Announces Preliminary List for Its Fourth Open Call
Dear Applicants, We would like to express our gratitude towards all of you who have shown the interest and made efforts to…

December 30, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Organizes Annual Events in Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia
PRISTINA/PODGORICA/BELGRADE – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) concluded the organization of a series of national annual events across the region aiming…

December 30, 2020
by rycowborg
ROUTE WB6 Launches Regional Web Platform to Support Volunteering
WESTERN BALKANS – The ROUTE WB6 Team is launching the Regional Volunteers Web Platform, an online tool to support young people, civil…

December 28, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Meets President of Parliament of Montenegro
PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with the President of the Parliament of…

December 24, 2020
by rycowborg
Youth from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia Cycle for Peace
ALBANIA/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA – Within the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, co-financed by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Center for…

December 24, 2020
by rycowborg
Eleventh RYCO Governing Board Meeting Takes Place Online
WESTERN BALKANS – The eleventh meeting of the RYCO Governing Board took place online on Wednesday, 23 December 2020. The meeting discussed…

December 23, 2020
by rycowborg
Western Balkan Teachers Develop Capacities on Constructive Remembrance and Reconciliation
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO and UNICEF, supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, concluded successfully the second part of a five-day teachers training…

December 23, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Meets Vice President of Government of Montenegro
PODGORICA – Head of RYCO Local Branch Office in Montnegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with Vice President of the Government of Montenegro…

December 23, 2020
by rycowborg
Andrea Mićanović: Young People Can Shape Positive Experiences in Region
WESTERN BALKANS – Youth Representative of Montenegro in the RYCO Governing Board Ms Andrea Mićanović participated in an online regional forum on…

December 22, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Discusses Importance of Volunteering in the Region
PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović participated in the panel discussion ”Re-thinking of solidarity…

December 18, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Discusses Role of Youth in EU Integration
WESTERN BALKANS – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović participated in the online event “Rethinking the…

December 16, 2020
by rycowborg
There’s More Peace than Hate
We spoke with the Director of the Franz Vranitzky Chair for European Studies at the University of Vienna Rainer Gries who is…

December 15, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO and UNICEF Continue Supporting Western Balkan Teachers
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO and UNICEF, supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, are implementing the second part of a teachers training on…

December 11, 2020
by rycowborg
Youth from Montenegro and Serbia Make New Friendships
MONTENEGRO/SERBIA – Supported by RYCO and the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, Vocational School…

December 10, 2020
by rycowborg
Human Rights Day: For Just and Resilient Western Balkans
WESTERN BALKANS – Today marks the Human Rights Day, a day which is observed annually on 10 December to reaffirm the importance…

December 8, 2020
by rycowborg
A Better Region Starts with Devoted Governing Board Members
Today marks the day of the first RYCO Governing Board meeting, which took place in Tirana, Albania, on 8 December 2016. Our…

December 5, 2020
by rycowborg
International Volunteer Day: Regional Volunteer Future
WESTERN BALKANS – Celebrated on 5 December every year, the International Volunteer Day raises awareness on the role volunteer’s play in responding…

December 3, 2020
by rycowborg
Dedication: On History and Political Importance of RYCO
“Some years ago we only dreamt about it. Now, it has actually come true.” This is what a representative of a youth…

December 2, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Discusses Cooperation with Youth Network
PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with representatives of the recently established national…

November 26, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Publication: A Better Region Starts with YOUth
WESTERN BALKANS - The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in cooperation with the University of Vienna, the Sigmund Freud University Vienna and…

November 23, 2020
by rycowborg
Open Call: Local Peacebuilding Workshops for Youth from Montenegro
WESTERN BALKANS – After they successfully completed the Training of Trainers, and to utilize their newly gained skills and knowledge, expand the ypeer…

November 16, 2020
by rycowborg
Tolerance and Togetherness for Peace
WESTERN BALKANS – The International Day for Tolerance is observed annually on 16 November. It was first proclaimed by the United Nations…

November 10, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Organizes Second Intercultural Youth Hub
PLJEVLJA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro, supported by the French Embassy in Montenegro, organized the second Intercultural Youth Hub, which…

November 9, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Marks 70th Anniversary of European Convention on Human Rights
PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović participated in a meeting organized by the Civic…

November 5, 2020
by rycowborg
RISE Publishes Regional Study and Guidelines on Social Entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans
WESTERN BALKANS – Developed and conducted by the two researchers, Teo Petricevic and Jelena Andjelic, and coordinated by the RISE consortium, the…

October 30, 2020
by rycowborg
Youth in Montenegro Build Intercultural Competences in Sports
KOLAŠIN – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in partnership with the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Montenegro, supported by the…

October 27, 2020
by rycowborg
RISE Supports 137 Young Entrepreneurs in the Western Balkans
WESTERN BALKANS – The RISE project selected 137 young entrepreneurs gathered in 46 teams coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro,…

October 26, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Launches Online Survey on Digital Tools for Western Balkans Youth
WESTERN BALKANS – Under the framework of the advocacy project “A Better Region starts with Youth” implemented by RYCO with the support…

October 1, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO and SEEYN Organize Training on Digital Tools for Grantees of Third RYCO Open Call
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO in collaboration with the South East European Youth Network (SEEYN) organized an online training on digital tools for…

September 30, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO and UNFPA Continue Empowering Western Balkan Youth on Peacebuilding
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO and UNFPA, supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, are implementing the second part of the Western Balkans Y-Peer…

September 28, 2020
by rycowborg
Youth Promote Reconciliation and Cooperation in Times of COVID-19
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in partnership with the Association of Women Entrepreneurs and with the support of the…

September 21, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO and OSCE in Montenegro Strengthen Capacities of CSOs
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized a four-day capacity building training for eighteen representatives of civil society organizations from…

September 21, 2020
by rycowborg
Peace Day: In Peace We Trust
WESTERN BALKANS – The International Day of Peace is observed each year on 21 September to highlight the importance of peaceful societies.…

September 15, 2020
by rycowborg
RISE: Info Sessions for Young Entrepreneurs
WESTERN BALKANS – The six Local Incubators are organizing a series of the informative sessions for all the young entrepreneurs from the…

September 8, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Open Call for Capacity Building Training for CSOs from Montenegro
PODGORICA – RYCO is launching an open call for participation in the capacity building training for project design in the areas of…

August 31, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Launches Its Fourth Open Call for Project Proposals
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO is looking for project proposals that will change the Western Balkans. The overall financial envelope for this call…

August 26, 2020
by rycowborg
RISE Launches Open Call to Support Young Social Entrepreneurs
WESTERN BALKANS – The RISE project is launching its open call for applications for young entrepreneurs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*,…

July 27, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO and Partners Step Closer to Regional Volunteering Program
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO and its partners organized the third Co-design Workshop of the ROUTE WB6 project on 22 – 24 of…

July 22, 2020
by rycowborg
Young People Want Stronger Europe
EUROPE – The closing ceremony of the Re-boot Europe conference was held online on 21 July. The conference, organized on the occasion…

July 22, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO and UNFPA Strengthen Peacebuilding Capacities of Youth Peer Trainers in the Western Balkans
WESTERN BALKANS – Organized within a joint RYCO-UN project supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund, RYCO and UNFPA are implementing the Western…

July 20, 2020
by rycowborg
RISE: Launching of Program for Young Entrepreneurs to Change Western Balkans
WESTERN BALKANS – The RISE project will support over 200 young entrepreneurs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and…

July 11, 2020
by rycowborg
Remembering Srebrenica: Lessons from the Past as Call for Action against Divisions
WESTERN BALKANS – Today we remember thousands of victims of the most horrifying event that has happened on the European soil since…

July 4, 2020
by rycowborg
Celebrating RYCO’s Four Years: This Is Just Beginning
WESTERN BALKANS – Today marks four years since the six prime ministers of the Western Balkans signed the Agreement on the Establishment…

June 30, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Participates in Seminar on Multiculturalism
KOLAŠIN – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović participated in the seminar Multiculturalism in Montenegro: Status…

June 17, 2020
by rycowborg
Open Call: Re-boot Europe! Conference on Future of Europe
WESTERN BALKANS – The project of a democratic, peaceful, sustainable, social and prosperous Europe is today facing one of the greatest challenges…

June 12, 2020
by rycowborg
Open Call: Leaders against Intolerance and Violent Extremism
PODGORICA – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro is inviting young leaders to participate in the training program “Leaders against Intolerance and Violent…

June 9, 2020
by rycowborg
Open Call: Western Balkans Y-Peer Training of Trainers
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO and UNFPA are calling for 18 enthusiastic young people, ages 18 to 27 from the Western Balkans 6,…

WESTERN BALKANS – The Coronavirus disease pandemic is still having an enormous impact on daily lives of millions across the world, including…

March 18, 2020
by rycowborg
(Regional) Cooperation Should Prevail
WESTERN BALKANS – As the current situation with the rapid spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is not calming down and the governments…

March 11, 2020
by rycowborg
Statement of RYCO Secretariat on COVID-19 Outbreak
WESTERN BALKANS – As the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has been increasing and the first cases are being…

March 4, 2020
by rycowborg
Call for Participants: Balkan Booster 2020
WESTERN BALKANS – Our friends and partners form Deutsche Welle are looking for new participants to join the Balkan Booster project. Young…

February 25, 2020
by rycowb
RYCO in Montenegro Discusses Future Collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
PODGORICA – Representatives of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro met with Director of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Serbia, Montenegro…

February 24, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Consults Over 300 Young People
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO organized a series of local consultations meetings in which young people had a direct say on how they…

February 21, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO and UNICEF in Montenegro Develop Successful Cooperation
PODGORICA – UNICEF Representative in Montenegro Mr Osama Makkawi Khogali visited the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro on Friday when he…

February 21, 2020
by rycowborg
Fourth RYCO Advisory Board Meeting Takes Place in Montenegro
PODGORICA – The fourth RYCO Advisory Board meeting supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro took place on Thursday in Podgorica, Montenegro.…

February 12, 2020
by rycowb
RYCO in Montenegro Hosts Guest from Germany, France and Serbia
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro hosted a visit by Mr Sebastian Maass from Interkulturelles Netzwerk (Germany), Mr Maxime Boitieux…

February 6, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro and EBRD Discuss Possible Cooperation
PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met on Tuesday with European Bank for Reconstruction…

February 5, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCOnsultations: Tell Us What You Want to See
WESTERN BALKANS – We strongly believe that young people should have a strong say whenever programs and policies are designed for them.…

December 24, 2019
by rycowborg
RYCO Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Employment Agency of Montenegro
PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović on behalf of RYCO signed a memorandum of…

December 6, 2019
by rycowborg
RYCO and OSCE Mission to Montenegro to Continue Successful Cooperation
PODGORICA – Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro H.E. Ms Maryse Daviet and SEE Desk Officer of the OSCE Secretariat in…

November 20, 2019
by rycowb
RYCO Strengthens Further Capacities of CSOs in Montenegro
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized a four-day capacity building training for twenty representatives of civil society organizations from…

November 11, 2019
by rycowborg
Young Athletes to Promote Reconciliation and Cooperation in Region
BAR – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in partnership with the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Montenegro, supported by the…

October 31, 2019
by rycowborg
RYCO Open Call for Capacity Building Training for CSOs from Montenegro
PODGORICA – RYCO is launching an open call for participation in the capacity building training for project design in the areas of…

October 17, 2019
by rycowborg
WB6 Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Ministries of Youth Discuss RYCO’s Further Institutionalization
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a regional meeting on…

October 2, 2019
by rycowborg
RYCO Strengthens Capacities of Secondary Schools from Montenegro
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Montenegro and with the support of…

September 25, 2019
by rycowborg
Young Jazz Musicians Are Creating Better Region
BIJELO POLJE – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro with the support of the Goethe Institute and French Cultural Centre in Montenegro…

September 23, 2019
by rycowborg
RYCO Opens New Premises in Montenegro
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro officially opened new premises in Podgorica today. The official opening ceremony was attended by…

September 19, 2019
by rycowborg
RYCO Open Call for Capacity Building Training for Schools from Montenegro
PODGORICA – RYCO is launching an open call for participation in the capacity building training for project design in the areas of…

September 12, 2019
by rycowborg
RYCO Gathers Its Beneficiaries to Maximize Impact of Youth Exchanges
PODGORICA – A regional capacity building training for the RYCO beneficiaries to be supported within the second RYCO Open Call for Project…

August 29, 2019
by rycowborg
Open Call: Film Workshops for Secondary School Students
VALJEVO/ULCINJ – Valjevo Cultural Network VAKUM and IACT Ulcinj are inviting secondary school students (15 to 18 year-old) from Serbia (from the…

August 12, 2019
by rycowborg
Open Call: Consultant Provide Support to UNICEF and RYCO in Montenegro
PODGORICA – The purpose of this assignment is to support coordination of project activities in UNICEF Montenegro within the Dialogue for the Future…

June 19, 2019
by rycowborg
Call for Applications: Balkan Academy of Music 2019
WESTERN BALKANS – The Western Balkan-French-German Jazz Meetings called “Balkan Academy of Music (BAM)” in Montenegro came along under the motto “A…

June 13, 2019
by rycowborg
Youth of Montenegro Discuss Activism, Entrepreneurship and Regional Cooperation
GUSINJE – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in partnership with the Association of Women Entrepreneurs and with the support of the…

December 13, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO’s Work Discussed in Montenegro
PODGORICA – Youth Exchange as Motor for Regional Cooperation conference is taking place in Podgorica, Montenegro. The conference, organized by RYCO in…

December 13, 2018
by rycowborg
Youth Exchange as Motor for Regional Cooperation
PODGORICA – Youth Exchange as Motor for Regional Cooperation conference is taking place in Podgorica, Montenegro. The conference, organized by RYCO in…

December 8, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Governing Board Members from Albania and Montenegro Meet
TIRANA – The bilateral meeting between Governing Board members of Montenegro and Albania took place in Tirana on 6 December. Together with RYCO Local Branch Officers…

December 4, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Meets UNICEF Representative in Montenegro
PODGORICA – Upon the invitation of the UNICEF Office in Montenegro, RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with…

November 28, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Meets Montenegrin Minister of Science
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with Minister of Science of Montenegro Ms Sanja Damjanović. At…

November 15, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Meets Josip Juratović, German MP
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović hosted the Member of Parliament of the German Bundestag Mr Josip Juratović,…

November 8, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Continues to Strengthen Capacities of High Schools and CSOs in Montenegro
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in cooperation and with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized the…

November 1, 2018
by rycowborg
Montenegrin PM: Results of RYCO’s Work Are More Than Visible
PODGORICA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with Prime Minister…

October 31, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO in Montenegro Meets U.S. Embassy Representatives
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with U.S. Embassy in Montenegro Public Affairs Officer Mr Jeff…

October 16, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Open Call for Capacity Building Training for CSOs and Schools from Montenegro
PODGORICA – RYCO, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, is launching the open call for participation in the capacity building…

October 9, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO LBOs Gather to Coordinate Activities in Region
KOLASIN – RYCO Local Branch Officers in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, together with the RYCO Program and…

September 28, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Strengthens Capacities of High Schools and CSOs in Montenegro
PODGORICA – Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in cooperation and with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a four-day…

September 18, 2018
by rycowborg
Call for Applications: YOUr Past, Present, Future
WESTERN BALKANS – Youth for Peace, in cooperation with Somborski omladinski Boom and MAYAA – Montenegrin American Youth Alumni Association, invites youth to take part in the…

September 4, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Open Call for Capacity Building Training for CSOs and Schools from Montenegro
PODGORICA - RYCO, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, is launching the open call for participation in the capacity building…

August 22, 2018
by rycowborg
Call for Applications: Expert on Capacity Building Training
PODGORICA – In preparation for the second Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) Call for Proposals, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro will, together with…

August 14, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Publishes Its Strategic Plan for 2019-2021
TIRANA - We are honored to present you the first RYCO Strategic Plan for the upcoming three years (2019-2021).We express our immense…

June 19, 2018
by rycowborg
OSCE Announces Winners of European Innovation Academy Scholarship Program
VIENNA – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) announced on Monday the 18 finalists of the OSCE Scholarship Programme for young…

June 12, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Concludes Local Strategic Dialogues in Western Balkans
WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO Local Branch Officers in the RYCO Contracting Parties’ capitals held the strategic dialogue meetings with relevant stakeholders working…

June 12, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Local Strategic Dialogue Takes Place in Podgorica
PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović, in cooperation with the Forum MNE, held a strategic dialogue meeting…

June 11, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Discusses Region’s European Perspective, Youth Cooperation, Berlin Process in Montenegro
BUDVA/BEČIĆI – Montenegrin Ministry of Sports through the Directorate for Youth has organized a conference entitled “The European perspective of the Western…

June 5, 2018
by rycowborg
RYCO Announces Final List of Supported Project Proposals
WESTERN BALKANS – After the successful signing ceremonies in Belgrade, Pristina, Tirana, Podgorica, Sarajevo and Skopje, we are honored to present you…