EUROPE/ONLINE – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka took part in the second Adriatic Ionian Youth Organisations Forum, held online, on 26 October 2021. The event navigated the role of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) youth in territorial cooperation and in shaping the transition
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ALBANIA/NORTH MACEDONIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the SOU “Koco Racin” Sveti Nikole from North Macedonia in partnership with Shkolla Internacional (International School Vlora) from Albania implemented the project “Fighting the ethnocentrism – healing the wounds” which took place from January 2020 to
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is inviting tenderers to submit their offers for supply and production of branded visibility materials for the RYCO Superschools project. Based on an already existing and designed logo related to the RYCO Superschools project within the “Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme”, RYCO is seeking the services
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ALBANIA/KOSOVO*/NORTH MACEDONIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the M&M Ivanaj Foundation Institut from Albania in partnership with the Municipal Secondary School “Aco Ruskovski” from North Macedonia, Let’s Do it Peja from Kosovo, Shkolla e Mesme e Bashkuar “Bardhyl Pojani” from Albania and Odhise
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WESTERN BALKANS/JAPAN – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) are implementing the youth exchange “Western Balkans meet Japan: A Bridge into the Future”, planned to take place during 2022, and invite 12 undergraduate or graduate students aged from 20 years and older, coming from Albania, Bosnia
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WESTERN BALAKANS – With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is starting the development of the new official Strategy of RYCO for the period 2022-2024. This strategy will be developed through an inclusive, interactive and WB6 youth needs-based process, built on produced outcomes coming from the
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TIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the National Youth Congress of Albania (NYC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 27 October, and made a significant step forward in mutual recognition and cooperation. The MoU was signed by the RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani and the Secretary General of NYC Ms
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TIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) hosted a visit from a delegation of youth actors from Albania and Serbia, on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, at the RYCO premises in Albania. The delegation was composed of representatives of the National Youth Congress (NYC) of Albania, National Youth Council of Serbia (KOMS), the Ministry of
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TIRANA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania joined the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Municipality of Tirana and the National Youth Agency of Albania, in organizing the 4th edition of “Youth Trail 2021: Youth and Media in focus”, that took place from 10 to 14 October 2021. This year’s program gathered 18 young
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WESTERN BALKANS – The RISE project selected 129 young entrepreneurs gathered in 47 teams coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business ideas. Through a series of workshops, mobility programs and financial support, young people will have a chance to learn, grow, develop their businesses and
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