TIRANA – RYCO Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and Mr Fatos Mustafa met with European Union (EU) Ambassador to Albania Mr Luigi Soreca in the RYCO Head Office in Tirana on Tuesday . The meeting discussed cooperation between RYCO and the EU Delegation to Albania. After updating the Ambassador on the work
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SARAJEVO – A special training within the framework of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) project on “Advancing freedom of religion or belief for all at the local level in Bosnia and Herzegovina” took place in Sarajevo on 26 – 27 March. The training jointly organized by ODIHR and the RYCO
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TIRANA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka took part today in the meeting Albanian Youth & EU Integration: From Hope to Disappointment? organized today in Tirana. The meeting gathered young people with the aim of informing and discussing their perception of the EU integration process of Albania. The open meeting welcomed
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SKOPJE – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Macedonia Mr Albert Hani took part in Tuesday’s consultative meeting on the National Strategy for Development of the Concept One Society and Interculturalism. The Government of Macedonia launched the policy initiative aiming to reduce divisions and increase trust among the communities in Macedonia. RYCO supports the initiative through
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PRISTINA – A bilateral meeting between RYCO Governing Board members from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo took place in Pristina on 12 March. Together with RYCO Local Branch Officers from Sarajevo and Pristina, the Governing Board members discussed challenges of strengthening regional cooperation in the Western Balkans and the role of RYCO in creating a better region.
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TIRANA – After the 9th RYCO Governing Board meeting was cancelled in Pristina today due to the lack of quorum, RYCO invites the six governments of the Western Balkans to restrain from any actions that may harm decision-making processes and regional cooperation. We strongly believe that regional cooperation can only be built by fostering and exercising dialogue
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TIRANA – The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has awarded over 700.000€ for a new three-year Regional Youth Cooperation Office’s (RYCO) project which will strengthen capacities of the National Volunteer Services in the Western Balkans, develop and test Regional Volunteer Service, scale up and promote a regional volunteer program. The project will target young
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PODGORICA – RYCO organized a working meeting within 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 two-day meeting took place in Podgorica where the researchers presented and discussed their observations, and on this basis conclusions and recommendations to be formulated for RYCO for
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TIRANA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša participated in the Regional Thematic Network Forum and Annual Conference organized in Tirana on Tuesday within the project Regional Youth Compact for Europe. The participants discussed European and regional policies for youth cooperation while attending the event’s first panel discussion. Mr Blanuša highlighted that it is good
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TIRANA – The UNICEF Country Office in Albania in close consultation with UNICEF Country Offices in other WB6 participants and RYCO will hire an international consultant who will work on mapping best practices in the region (and beyond) in intercultural dialogue, social cohesion and peace building as well as in developing age-appropriate methodologies to be used
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