The third annual Prespa Forum Dialogue took place in Struga on June 15–16, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Prespa Agreement between North Macedonia and Greece. This year’s forum featured discussions on the topic “Widened European family by 2030: Mission (Im)possible)?”. It was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the auspices of
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OHRID – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the offices of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Skopje, organized three-day training on “Enhancing capacities of youth wings of political parties 2023” which took place from 09 – 11 June, 2023 in Ohrid. “Enhancing capacities of youth wings of political parties 2023” training is
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WESTERN BALKANS – Are you ready for a challenge? The 2023 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition is now open, giving talented designers an opportunity to showcase their skills and creativity. Organized by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and supported by the German and Albanian governments, this competition aims to find a captivating logo
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SKOPJE – RYCO, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, is launching the open call for participation in the capacity-building training for project design in the areas of youth mobility, cooperation, and activism in the Western Balkans. The call is opened for less experienced representatives of civil society organizations and secondary schools from
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The RYCO LBO Serbia in collaboration with the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Faculty of Political Sciences University of Belgrade organized a capacity building training program designed to empower students in writing and implementing projects focused on the Youth Peace and Security agenda. The result is four outstanding projects that can make a tangible impact
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(Pristina, 31st May 2023) – Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in collaboration with Deutsche Welle (DW) and the Association of Kosovo Journalists (AJK), successfully completed the second cycle of the program “Peace Broadcasters: Empowering Journalists as Peace Reporters” in Kosovo. The program gathered 20 journalists from different media and trained them in the topics of
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Western Balkans – In celebration of the regional approach of the RISE project, the RISE Expedition just started its journey yesterday. Risers will participate in a 3 to 7-day mobility program, exploring concepts similar to their idea in the social economy sector in Western Balkans. The RISE Expedition is a valuable and enriching experience that
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[Sarajevo, 26/05/2023] – The High School for Traffic and Communications in Sarajevo, together with the Technical School from Pirot, organized the Day of Sports and Culture, gathering close to 100 students and professors. The event was organized as part of the school-to-school exchange program called Superschools, which aims to support the processes of peacebuilding and
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Tirana – This week, as part of the #balkantrek tour including a group of 56 Harvard students traveling in Serbia, North Macedonia, and Albania, the RYCO team meet and had an open discussion with them at the premises of the Center for Openness and Dialogue. The students have engaged in high-level meetings all over the
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Tirana – Today, we bring you an inspiring story from the vibrant city of Tirana, where a unique Superschools partnership is taking place. In the midst of plenty of other Superschools exchanges being implemented all over the region, there is also the exchange between the French International School from Tirana and Josip Broz Tito High
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