
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 14, 2021
by rycowborg
Youth from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia Strengthen Cultural Cooperation
ALBANIA/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/SERBIA – Supported by RYCO and the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals,…

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…

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
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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
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 Organizes Annual Events in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia
TIRANA/SARAJEVO/SKOPJE – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is organizing a series of national annual events across the region aiming to present…

December 24, 2020
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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
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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 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 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 7, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Supports Exhibition “Once Upon a Time and Never Again”
PRISTINA – Through the second Open Call co-financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, RYCO supported the project “A Youth Perspective to…

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
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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…

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
Borrell: Reconciliation is the Most Important Step Towards the Future
SARAJEVO – On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the High Representative of the European Union for…

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 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 27, 2020
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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
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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 2, 2020
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RYCO in Bosnia and Herzegovina Discuss EU Integration and Reconciliation
SARAJEVO – The Bosnia and Herzegovina Association for United Nations in cooperation with RYCO organized an online discussion which gathered civil society…

October 1, 2020
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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
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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
In Youth Eyes: Sarajevo Film Festival
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – The Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in cooperation with Civil Peace Service…

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…

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
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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 25, 2020
by rycowborg
Open Call – In Youth Eyes: Western Balkans Youth Team
WESTERN BALKANS – Following the last year’s successful partnership, Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in cooperation…

June 17, 2020
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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 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…

March 2, 2020
by rycowborg
RYCO Open Call for Capacity Building Training for Schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO – RYCO is launching an open call for participation in the capacity building training for project design in the areas of…

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 10, 2020
by rycowborg
Open Call: Youth Cultural Cooperation Program
ALBANIA/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/SERBIA – The Youth Cultural Cooperation program is organized within the project ”Transforming the Region One Conversation at A Time…

February 6, 2020
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3forECO: RYCO Enables Cooperation of Three Schools on Ecology Topics
TRAVNIK – The project #3forECO supported by RYCO within its third Open Call has kicked off in Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Implemented…