Andjelija and Blend are typical Western Balkan names. One young tree recently planted in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France, shares their name. How did that happen? Andjelija, a 19-year-old woman hailing from the Serbian community in Zubin Potok, and Blend, a 22-year-old man from the Albanian community in Gjilan, both from Kosovo*, adopted a tree as an
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Tirana – The National Council for European Integration (NCEI), the highest national consulting structure for the process of European integration, held a meeting on April 3rd, 2023 with a special focus on the progress of the Berlin Process, and the challenges and achievements of Albania so far. RYCO Secretary General was invited to join the
read moreTIRANA – For the second consecutive year, RISE Regional Bootcamp, was successfully organized. To create a space for meeting and exchanging ideas, the Bootcamp brought together from 15th to 17th March 2023 more than 40 young social entrepreneurs, trainers, experts, RISE partners, and decision-makers across the region and EU in Tirana (Albania). Launched on 1
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WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, has successfully implemented the third youth exchange program, “Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge into the Future.” Over a 7-day period, from 28 February to 6 March, 23 young people from across the Western Balkans, accompanied by the Head of
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RYCO – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is inviting tenderers to submit their offers for the tender “Provision of Travel Management and other related services”. RYCO is seeking qualified service providers to conclude framework agreements as per the above-mentioned LOTs for the provision of various services such as transport, accommodation, and event management under
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PRISTINA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized the introductory event “Meet the Superschools of Kosovo” in Pristina on March 13th, 2023 in the framework of the Superschools Exchange Programme. The meeting gathered the 11 awarded high schools from Kosovo represented by their principals and teachers
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WESTERN BALKANS – Across the region, Local Incubators selected twelve teams to access the Incubation Chapter and receive grants totalling 36.000€ within the RISE Project. For the last four months, 105 social entrepreneurs from Western Balkans aged between 18 and 35 years old were supported by Local Incubators to transform their idea into a sustainable
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Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Representative of the State of Hesse to the Federal Government of Germany Lucia Puttrich and her colleagues visited RYCO Local Brunch Office in Bosnia and Hercegovina, together with Bernhard Abels, Deputy Ambassador to the German Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Minister expressed interest and strong support to
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Western Balkans meet Japan in the next seven days. Twenty-three young people from the region will visit Tokyo and Hiroshima from 28 February until 6 March under MIRAI – a program implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO). In Tokyo, the group will visit Sophia
read moreBUDVA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized a capacity-building training within the RYCO Superschools Exchange Programme for 100 secondary school teachers from the region. It was the first time that the awarded schools of the 2nd cycle got to meet each other in person, build ties of friendship, and collaborate together on developing
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