Western Balkans – Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) has launched a new Open Call for project proposals for CSO, called „RYCOnnecting You(th)“. This is the fifth time that RYCO is organizing Open Call for CSOs in the region, in the last seven years. RYCOnnecting You(th) Open Call has two main thematic areas: Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
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PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro, Mr Edin Koljenović met with the Director of the Directorate for Youth, Mr Martin Lulgjuraj on Tuesday, 4 July 2023. The primary focus of the meeting revolved around the presentation of different programs and initiatives RYCO has for supporting young people in the region,
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7 YEARS OF RYCONNECTING! RYCO, the regional organization dedicated to youth development and cooperation, marks its 7th anniversary on the 4th of July. So far, RYCO has made significant efforts in empowering more than 31,000 young people, by investing over 7 million euros in youth exchange programs, on regional and local levels. It has organized
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Tirana – In an exciting development, the President of the National Council of Austria, H.E. Wolfgang Sobotka, paid a visit to the premises of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office on the 27th of June. Accompanied by the Austrian Ambassador to Albania, H.E. Christian Steiner, and a high-level Austrian delegation, the esteemed guests engaged in a
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The workshop on designing the “Volunteering at School” program was held on June 27, 2023, in Pristina. The workshop’s objective was to bring together stakeholders to discuss and develop an effective volunteering program tailored specifically for schools. The workshop was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in Kosovo*, with the support of
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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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