TIRANA – RYCO Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General, Mr Albert Hani and Mr Denis Piplaš, met with Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) Mr Christian Spahr on Monday, 28 March when they got familiarized with the work AER and discussed possible areas of cooperation between the organizations. RYCO representatives shared the
read moreSKOPJE – Governmental Representative of Serbia in the RYCO Governing Board and Acting Assistant Minister for International Cooperation and European Integration of the Minister for Youth and Sports of Serbia Mr Uroš Pribićević had several meetings with Director of the Agency of Youth and Sport of North Macedonia Mr Naumce Mojsovski, RYCO Secretary General Mr
read moreSKOPJE– The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the National Youth Council of Macedonia (NYCM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 7 February 2022, making a significant step forward in mutual recognition and cooperation. The MoU was signed by the RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani and the Secretary General of NYCM Ms Mariana
read moreSKOPJE – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized a final event within its EU-supported project “Enhancing Youth Cooperation and Youth Exchange in the WB6” in Skopje on Monday, 7 February 2022. The event presented the results of two projects from North Macedonia supported within the 4th RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals. It was
read moreTIRANA – German Minister of State for Europe and Climate Ms Anna Lührmann paid a visit to the RYCO Head Office in Tirana on Tuesday, 18 January when she met with the RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani. The counterparts discussed RYCO’s work and its achievements as well as the continuation of the German Federal
read moreTIRANA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani gave an interview for the Tirana-based newspapers, the Albanian Daily News, in which he speaks about recently-organized Regional Ministerial Meeting on Youth and Education, key achievements in 2021, the Berlin Process, and the potential of the Western Balkan youth to lead the change in the region. The
read morePODGORICA – The 15th RYCO Governing Board Meeting under the Chairmanship of Montenegro is taking place in Podgorica from 9 to 11 December 2021. The meeting is organized in a hybrid format, providing members of the Governing Board with the possibility of attending it online via the Zoom platform. The gathering started with the reception
read moreTIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized the conference “A Better Region Starts with Volunteering” in Tirana on 7-8 December 2021. The event was opened by RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani, followed by Mayor of Tirana Mr Erion Veliaj and Ms Jenny Stenberg Sørvold, the Deputy Head of Mission of the Royal
read moreROME/WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani said that young people should stay in the Western Balkans because they are the hope of the region. “Young people know what they want, we just need to voice their concerns. RYCO is committed to provide space for youth to unleash their potential,” he pointed out
read moreFRUŠKA GORA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) has successfully concluded the Regional Strategy Forum aimed at gathering inputs from the region for its new three-year strategic plan. The three-day event was held in Fruška Gora, Serbia, 8-10 November, and gathered more than 70 representatives of civil society, governments, international and regional organizations, and
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