WESTERN BALKANS – Youth are the pillar of the future of the region. This is the motto for several young people in the city of Veles in North Macedonia, who have decided to take part in politics and to raise their voice in the policy-making process. Izabela Apceva has been a political activist for a
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SKOPJE – Within the framework of a regular yearly reporting by the RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia, an informative meeting took place between the representatives of the RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia and stakeholders and friends of RYCO on Tuesday, 23 March. The online event aimed to present the experiences from
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Op-ed by Vladimir Gjorgjevski, Former Youth Representative of North Macedonia in the RYCO Governing Board If someone would say to the young people who participated in the projects at the early beginnings of theFranco-German Youth Office in 1963 that they are participating in long-term peacebuilding, intercultural cooperation and joint future, they would consider it as
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WESTERN BALKANS – Today marks the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. This commemorative day was established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on December 21, 2010, to honor the memory of victims of gross and systematic human rights violations, as
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office, in partnership with the German Federal Government, organizes an open call for the design of the 2021 Berlin Process Summit visual identity. The call is open for young people (from 18 to 30 years old) coming from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North
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ALBANIA/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/NORTH MACEDONIA/SERBIA – Within the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals co-financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, the Friends of the Planet CSO from Serbia, in partnership with AULEDA from Albania, LIR Evolution from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Photo Club Kumanovo from North Macedonia and the Photo Club Kragujevac from Serbia,
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WESTERN BALKANS – COVID-19 has ruined most of our 2020 travel plans and life has been a bit duller than usual. But that’s on us. We could find a way to travel even though we are at home. Fortunately, I did, so let me share with you how I got to be all over the
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan thank all the applicants for taking time and submitting their applications for the youth exchange “Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge Into Future”. Due to a considerable amount of applications and limited number of places for
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WESTERN BALKANS – Twelve social businesses, two from each: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, will be supported with financial grants of 2.500€ and a regional incubation program to make their ideas a reality. The selected social businesses of young people are supported with a total of 30.000€ within the RISE
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SKOPJE – The Agency for Youth and Sport of North Macedonia opens a call* for the Youth Representative of North Macedonia in the RYCO Governing Board. The selected Youth Representative of North Macedonia in the RYCO Governing Board will be given a three-year mandate, without remuneration, and in her/his work will represent the youth interests of North
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