Skopje – The Local Branch Office in Skopje, North Macedonia, hosted the Peace Line project implemented by the German War Graves Commission and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. The event took place on June 26, 2023, at Europe House in Skopje and followed a very fruitful discussion about regional cooperation and neighborly relations
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Munich, Berlin – Head of RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro, Mr. Edin Koljenović and Program Officer, Ms. Bojana Lalatović, took part in the Symposium entitled “Are our hands tied” within the Munich Balkan Days 2023, gathering experts from politics, business, science, and art. The Symposium was held on the 24th of June in Munich,
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Skopje – RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Skopje organized the 7th Capacity Building Training for representatives of civil society organizations and High Schools from North Macedonia. The training aimed to strengthen the skills and capacities of less experienced civil society organizations’ representatives and High Schools in
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BELGRADE – RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia is opening a call for participation in capacity-building training for the preparation of project proposals enhancing mobility, regional cooperation, reconciliation and youth activism in the Western Balkans. The call is open to representatives of civil society organizations from Serbia. The training is supported by the OSCE Mission
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The third annual Prespa Forum Dialogue took place in Struga on June 15–16, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Prespa Agreement between North Macedonia and Greece. This year’s forum featured discussions on the topic “Widened European family by 2030: Mission (Im)possible)?”. It was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the auspices of
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OHRID – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the offices of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Skopje, organized three-day training on “Enhancing capacities of youth wings of political parties 2023” which took place from 09 – 11 June, 2023 in Ohrid. “Enhancing capacities of youth wings of political parties 2023” training is
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WESTERN BALKANS – Are you ready for a challenge? The 2023 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition is now open, giving talented designers an opportunity to showcase their skills and creativity. Organized by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and supported by the German and Albanian governments, this competition aims to find a captivating logo
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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 civil society organizations and secondary schools from
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The RYCO LBO Serbia in collaboration with the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Faculty of Political Sciences University of Belgrade organized a capacity building training program designed to empower students in writing and implementing projects focused on the Youth Peace and Security agenda. The result is four outstanding projects that can make a tangible impact
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(Pristina, 31st May 2023) – Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in collaboration with Deutsche Welle (DW) and the Association of Kosovo Journalists (AJK), successfully completed the second cycle of the program “Peace Broadcasters: Empowering Journalists as Peace Reporters” in Kosovo. The program gathered 20 journalists from different media and trained them in the topics of
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