BRUSSELS – As President of the European Commission Mr Juncker announced in his 2017 State of the Union address, the European Commission adopted on Tuesday the Western Balkans Strategy. It spells out the priorities and areas of joint reinforced cooperation, addressing the specific challenges the Western Balkans face, in particular the need for fundamental reforms
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Dear Applicants, we would like to express our gratitude towards all of you who have shown the interest and efforts to take part in the first RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals. Since this Call for Proposals was the first of its kind for RYCO, we want to inform you that our team has done
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PRISTINA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Kosovo Ms Krenare Gashi met on Monday with Ambassador of Germany in Kosovo H.E. Mr. Christian Heldt. They discussed the results achieved by RYCO since its establishment, but also the cooperation between RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo and the Germany Embassy. Mr Heldt emphasized the support of German
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BELGRADE – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and our Local Branch Officer in Serbia Ms Marija Bulat celebrated the 55th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty on Thursday by participating in the reception organized by the ambassadors of France and Germany to Serbia, H.E. Mr Frédéric Mondoloni and H. E. Mr Axel Dittmann. RYCO Secretary General said that the Elysee Treaty has
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SARAJEVO – Regional Youth Cooperation Office is ambitious project and good mechanism for youth cooperation and networking in the Western Balkans and it could make great results as the Franco-German Youth Office did, it was concluded during the visit and meeting to the RYCO Local Branch Office in BiH between BiH Minister of Civil Affairs
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STRASBOURG – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša met the high representatives of the Council of Europe (CoE) on 10 – 11 January with whom he discussed the joint cooperation in the future. They agreed that two institutions should work together in the forthcoming period having in mind that RYCO considers CoE as one of the most
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TIRANA – Western Balkans Fund (WBF) and Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) signed the Memorandum of Understanding today in order to enhance already very good relations between these two organizations. The ceremony took place in the WBF premises in Tirana, in the presence of high officials from the ministries of foreign affairs of the Western
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PODGORICA – Regional Youth Cooperation Office is an excellent mechanism for youth networking in the Western Balkans in order to foster their cooperation, but also to strengthen youth policies on the national level, it was concluded at the meeting between RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša, Montenegrin Minister of European Affairs Mr Aleksandar Andrija Pejović,
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PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro, in cooperation with the FORUM MNE and the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, has organized a roundtable on RYCO with a special focus on the work of the Local Branch Office in Montenegro on Monday. The roundtable was organized with an aim to gather all partners and relevant
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PODGORICA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met the Head of the EU Delegation in Montenegro Mr Aivo Orav on Tuesday, 19 December, when they discussed the importance of RYCO for the region as well as the support of the EU for its work. Mr Blanuša
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