TIRANA – Within the framework of the 4th RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals supported by the European Union, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) signed a contract with People in Focus and the Institute of Romani Culture in Albania on Tuesday, 23 February. The signing ceremony took place at the premises of the Europe
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – For the last four months, 137 young entrepreneurs gathered in 46 teams from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia worked on developing their social business ideas. In the upcoming days, they will compete in front of a jury for financial support and access to a regional incubation program
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – Within the framework of the advocacy project “A Better Region Starts with Youth” implemented with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany, RYCO organized a three-month Program for Students of Journalism in the Western Balkans. This program took place from November 2020 to February 2021 and provided young journalists, with an
read moreALBANIA/NORTH MACEDONIA/SERBIA – Supported by RYCO and the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, Youth for Social Changes from Albania, in partnership with Isa Boletini High School from Albania, St. Naum Ohridski High School from North Macedonia and Secondary Vocation School of Kragujevac from Serbia implemented the project
read moreTIRANA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka met with the recently appointed Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Mr Vincenzo Del Monaco and Head of the Democratization Department at the OSCE Presence in Albania Ms Sihana Nebiu, on Tuesday, 4
read moreALBANIA/MONTENEGRO – Within the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals co-financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, Shoqata e Mësuesve Shqiptarë të Gjuhës Italiane (A.P.A.D.I) from Albania, in partnership with Udruženje Nastavnika Italijanskog Jezika Crne Gore (UNIJCG) from Montenegro, implemented the project “Together We Learn and Grow”. The project took place from December 2019
read moreALBANIA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka participated in a virtual round table titled “Start-ups and SMEs before and after COVID-19”, which took place online on 27 January. The round table was organized by the Barleti Hub in Albania with the aim of discussing the current status of
read moreALBANIA/KOSOVO/MONTENEGRO – Supported by RYCO and the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through the second RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, the Environmentally Responsible Action group (ERA) from Kosovo, in partnership with the International Volunteer Service for Development (VIS) from Albania and the NGO “Green Step” from Montenegro, implemented the project “Connecting Rural Youth Across Borders
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is seeking a legal expertise/consultancy that will support the organization in analyzing and developing the Local Branch Offices registration and present the legal options that RYCO is missing in order to find the most suitable one and adopt it accordingly in each of the WB6 Contracting
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – Today commemorates the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp and the ending of the Holocaust. Each year on 27 January, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day serves as a tribute to the memory of the Holocaust victims. Moreover, it reaffirms and calls for commitment to countering antisemitism, racism and
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