TIRANA – RYCO, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Tirana, is hosting the regional meeting of representatives of national news agencies and media outlets from the Western Balkans in Tirana on 26 – 28 November with the aim of creating new possibilities for regional media cooperation. Exploring new opportunities for the news agencies
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BERLIN – Fifty young people from the Western Balkans met young people from Germany, France and the European Union, as well as from the EU accession candidates and the EU’s Southern and Eastern neighbors and discussed topics like war and peace together as part of an international, intercultural meeting that was held in Berlin from
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PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović hosted the Member of Parliament of the German Bundestag Mr Josip Juratović, as well as Director of the Fridrich Ebert Foundation Regional Office for Serbia and Montenegro Mr Max Brändle. As part of their official visit to Montenegro, the meeting was held in the RYCO
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TIRANA – Representatives of RYCO Secretariat met in Tirana on Friday with the Youth Representatives in the RYCO Governing Board to discuss the upcoming Open Call for Project Proposals. The Youth Representatives form Albania, Kosovo* and Montenegro were present at the meeting, while their colleagues form Macedonia and Serbia joined the meeting via video call.
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PODGORICA – The second RYCO Advisory Board meeting took place on Wednesday in Podgorica, Montenegro. It was an excellent opportunity for the members to assemble their rich expertise and contribute to content improvement of the forthcoming RYCO call for project proposals. During the meeting, the Advisory Board members have put significant efforts in shaping their
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PODGORICA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with Prime Minister of Montenegro Mr Duško Marković, Montenegrin Minister of Sports Mr Nikola Janović and Ministry’s Director of Youth Directorate Mr Nenad Koprivica on Thursday in Podgorica. Mr Blanuša pointed out that the Government of
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PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with U.S. Embassy in Montenegro Public Affairs Officer Mr Jeff Adler and Embassy’s Public Affairs Department Representative Ms Jelena Vojnović in Podgorica on Tuesday. They discussed opportunities for cooperation in promoting and fostering youth cooperation and mobility in the Western Balkans. Mr Koljenović
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POGRADEC – RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania, in cooperation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, organized a four-day Capacity Building Training with representatives of high schools in Albania on 24-27 October 2018 in Pogradec. Twenty high school teachers from all over Albania attended the training. The participants were selected from vocational and general high
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PODGORICA – RYCO, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, is launching the open call for participation in the capacity building training for project design in the areas of youth mobility, cooperation and activism in the Western Balkans. The call is opened for less experienced representatives of the civil society organizations and secondary schools
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WESTERN BALKANS – Hacking Participation in the Balkans – Innovative ways of empowering youth in Albania and Serbia to impact policy making processes. The HPiB project is implemented by CCIS in partnership with CEP, and it is supported by RYCO within its first Open Call for Project Proposals. Young people (high schools, professional colleges, universities and youth organisations) are
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