The Closing Conference marked a successful celebration of young artists, cultural practitioners, and civil society organizations who used culture to strengthen dialogue, trust, and regional cooperation. Skopje, 19 June 2026 – Culture brought young people together across the region as the Western Balkan Youth Cultural Fund Closing Conference gathered artists, cultural practitioners, civil society organizations,
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The Western Balkans Youth Forum 2026 concluded in Budva after four days of dialogue, collaboration, and exchange among young people from across the region. Throughout the Forum, participants worked together to develop recommendations that will help shape discussions on regional cooperation and be presented at key Berlin Process events, including the Leaders’ Summit. The Forum
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As one of the grantees supported through RYCO’s RYCOgnizing YPS program, funded by the German Development Cooperation, HERA is implementing the project “Youth Connect: Building Inclusive Participation Through Local Partnerships.” The project is carried out in partnership with the Youth Council of Macedonia and in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Policy, Demography and Youth,
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RYCO – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is inviting tenderers to submit their offers for the tender “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Accommodation, Event Management, and Other Related Services for the Local Branch Office of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) in North Macedonia.” RYCO is seeking qualified service providers to conclude a
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Young people across Southeast and Eastern Europe are once again being invited to take center stage in shaping the narrative of the energy transition. The Energy Community Secretariat, in cooperation with CEE Bankwatch Network, Balkan Green Energy News, CAN Europe, and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), has launched the second edition of the Just
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Migration, mobility, peace, security and innovation are in focus of the Western Balkans Youth Forum 2026, which will bring together young leaders, decision-makers, and high-level representatives of governments from the region and the European Union in Budva, from June 4 to 7, 2026. The Call for participation in the Forum, organized by the Regional Youth
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This week, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) Local Branch Office in Serbia organized the event “Culture in Action: What Are Young People Creating in the Western Balkans?” at the Centre for Cultural Decontamination (CZKD) in Belgrade. The event gathered young cultural practitioners, civil society actors, artists, and partners to present projects supported through the
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On 12 February 2026, students of the Gymnasium of Mostar visited their peers at the British Gymnasium of Technology (BGT) in Pristina as part of the EU and Germany co-funded Superschools exchange program and its “Green Code: Youth for Climate and Tech Cooperation” initiative. The RYCO and GIZ Kosovo-implemented program brings together 26 students from
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Kotor – On February 6th, 2026, a high-level visit was held to one of the awarded Superschools programs, implemented as part of the second cycle of this regional initiative, connecting secondary schools from Kotor and Tirana. The event brought together representatives of the European Union, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ministry
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RYCO organized an Online Regional Training for the second group of civil society organizations awarded grants under the “RYCOgnizing YPS – Meaningful Youth Participation in the Western Balkans” project, supported by the German Government through the German Federal Foreign Office. The training marked the formal start of the implementation period for six additional projects approved
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