SKOPJE – RYCO, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, 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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TIRANA – We are honored to present you the first RYCO Strategic Plan for the upcoming three years (2019-2021).We express our immense gratitude towards a number of stakeholders who participated in the strategic planning process – representatives of international and regional partner organizations, civil society organizations, governments of the Western Balkans, secondary schools from the
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TIRANA – On the occasion of the International Youth Day, RYCO Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General, Mr Đuro Blanuša and Mr Fatos Mustafa, wrote a letter to the youth of the Western Balkans and the stakeholders involved in the youth related field. The letter reads the following: As prejudice and stereotyping continue to shape attitudes in the
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PRIZREN – RYCO representatives took part in the panel discussion Reflecting on the Role of Youth in Fostering Youth Mobility and Cooperation of Young People – What We Can Do More? at this year’s edition of the Dokufest in Prizren, Kosovo*. The discussion that focused on youth cooperation and mobility in Kosovo and the Western
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TIRANA – RYCO Deputy Secretary General Mr Fatos Mustafa met on Sunday with the delegation of the German Federal Foreign Office led by Minister of State for Europe Mr Michael Roth when they discussed the RYCO’s ongoing activities as well as the support of the German Government to our organization. Mr Mustafa thanked the delegation
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TIRANA – RYCO Deputy Secretary General Mr Fatos Mustafa met with Deputy Head of the British Embassy in Tirana Mr Sean Melbourne on Wednesday in the RYCO premises when they discussed the RYCO’s work, its participation in the recently-held Western Balkans Summit in London and follow-up activities. Mr Mustafa briefly updated Mr Melbourne about our
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PODGORICA – RYCO organized a preparatory meeting of the first research project on the topics of dealing with the past in the framework of the first youth exchange projects supported by RYCO. The meeting took place on 17-18 July in Podgorica, Montenegro. Six researchers and youth workers gathered to explore ways in which they identified
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WESTERN BALKANS – Project promotes reconciliation, cooperation and better understanding in the region by bringing together 24 young people, 18-30 year-old, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Serbia. They will spend nine days together learning how to use film in educative and activist purpose, learn about and discuss joint Balkan traditions and shared
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DÜSSELDORF/BONN – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Kosovo Ms Krenare Gashi took part in a study visit entitled Youth Engagement in Politics and Civil Society, organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s Office in Kosovo, on 09-14 July in Düsseldorf and Bonn. The aim of this study visit was to provide the alumni of FES Political
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LONDON – The fifth Berlin Process Summit was held on 9-10 July in London, the United Kingdom. The Summit gathered the heads and ministers of the governments of the Western Balkans, as well as the EU Member States interested in the region. Moreover, the Summit was participated by representatives of the region’s civil society, regional
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