Following its first stop in Albania, RYCO’s Leadership Regional Tour continued in Serbia, bringing together senior leadership, institutional partners, and program stakeholders through a series of high-level meetings and field engagements in March 2026. The visit combined strategic discussions with key partners and direct engagement with RYCO-supported initiatives, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to aligning its
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RYCO has launched its Leadership Regional Tour, an initiative designed to strengthen the alignment between senior leadership, program implementation, and local realities across the Western Balkans. The tour combines high‑level engagement with direct learning experiences connected to RYCO‑supported programs. Albania was the first stop, hosting a series of meetings and field visits from 27 February
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The RYCO Local Branch Office in Skopje organized the first promotional event in a series of activities, marking the closing phase of the three-year Western Balkans Youth Cultural Fund programme. The event gathered young artists, cultural professionals, and representatives of civil society organizations from the region, providing a platform to reflect on the programme’s achievements
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Podgorica, March 2 – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized an event aimed at promoting the achievements of grantees supported through the Western Balkan Youth Cultural Fund (WBYCF), bringing together institutional representatives, partners, and young cultural practitioners from across Montenegro. The event highlighted the impact of the Fund on empowering youth and strengthening 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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The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia, in partnership with United Nations agencies in Serbia (UNFPA and UNDP), organized a two-day capacity-building training for civil society organizations focused on the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agendas. Held on 13–14 December, the training marked the first in a series of joint activities
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The Parliament of Montenegro today hosted the conference “Berlin Process Youth Forum – Conclusions and Recommendations in the Context of Montenegro”, organized in cooperation with the Local Office of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. Opening the conference, Vice President of the Parliament of Montenegro Boris Pejović emphasized the
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The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, organized a three-day training from 28 to 30 November, aimed at strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations and secondary schools to implement the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda. The activity brought together 20 participants, representing secondary schools and non-governmental
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Tirana, 17 November 2025 – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in partnership with Yunus Social Business Balkans and with the support of the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union, hosted the RISE Local Forum in Tirana at Europe House. The event brought together representatives from public institutions, international organizations, academia, and the private sector, alongside
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