LONDON – Following the recent Western Balkans Summit in London, the UK Parliament hosted the International Parliamentary Seminar on the Western Balkans under the auspices of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU). The event took place in the Palace of Westminster from 10 to 12 September. The event brought together the parliamentarians from
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TIRANA – We are honored to present you the first RYCO Strategic Plan for the upcoming three years (2019-2021).We express our immense gratitude towards a number of stakeholders who participated in the strategic planning process – representatives of international and regional partner organizations, civil society organizations, governments of the Western Balkans, secondary schools from the
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PRIZREN – RYCO representatives took part in the panel discussion Reflecting on the Role of Youth in Fostering Youth Mobility and Cooperation of Young People – What We Can Do More? at this year’s edition of the Dokufest in Prizren, Kosovo*. The discussion that focused on youth cooperation and mobility in Kosovo and the Western
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WESTERN BALKANS – GAIA Kosovo & BREfest are organizing BRE Networking Event on 12 August 2018 in Brezovica Ski Center, Sharr Mountain, Kosovo* within the project BALKAN LyNKS. The project is supported by RYCO within its first Open Call for Project Proposals. The event is part of the second edition of BREfest – a small, humble, nature
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WESTERN BALKANS – Novi Sad Humanitarian Centre (NSHC) in cooperation with Syri i Vizionit and English language teachers and students association SOL invites interested and motivated young people (18-30 year-old) living in Serbia (Novi Sad, Apatin, Kula, Surdulica, or Vladičin Han) and Kosovo* (Pejë/Peć, Gjakovë/Đakovica or Prizren) to apply for participation in a mobility and training
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In the frame of the project “Swapping Cultures- Erasing Borders”, the Beyond Barriers Association together with its partners, announce Postcard Competition, #4balkanculturediversity. The project is supported by RYCO within its first Open Call for Project Proposals. Topics: intercultural dialogue and intercultural learning. Both must be focused on the Western Balkan context. Who can participate: Youth 16-25 year-old
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DÜSSELDORF/BONN – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Kosovo Ms Krenare Gashi took part in a study visit entitled Youth Engagement in Politics and Civil Society, organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s Office in Kosovo, on 09-14 July in Düsseldorf and Bonn. The aim of this study visit was to provide the alumni of FES Political
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VIENNA – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) announced on Monday the 18 finalists of the OSCE Scholarship Programme for young people from the Western Balkans to attend the European Innovation Academy (EIA), one of the world’s leading summer entrepreneurship programmes in Turin, Italy. The scholarships were promoted through the network of the OSCE Field
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WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO Local Branch Officers in the RYCO Contracting Parties’ capitals held the strategic dialogue meetings with relevant stakeholders working in the field of youth policy during the last week around the region. The meetings were the activities announced during the Strategic Conference (click here to read more) in Macedonia and it is
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PRISTINA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Kosovo* Ms Krenare Gashi held a strategic dialogue meeting with relevant stakeholders working in the field of youth policy on Monday in Pristina, Kosovo. The meeting is one of the activities that was announced in Strategic Conference in Macedonia and it is continuation of the ongoing RYCO strategic planning process.
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