WESTERN BALKANS – Young people from the Western Balkans are invited to apply for a workshop in storytelling and fact-checking on topics of transitional justice, truth-telling and memory. We are inviting young people from any discipline who are interested in these topics to submit a proposal to join us at this workshop. Storytelling is crucial
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PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro Ms Oana Kristina Popa and Civil Society Sector Representative of the EU Delegation Ms Ana Mariguesa on Tuesday, 9 March 2021. The meeting took place at the premises of
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WESTERN BALKANS – Taking into account the diversity of young people in the Western Balkans, we call upon young people to tell us what motivates them to apply and to participate in youth mobility programs, and what the existing obstacles to their participation are. To take part in the survey, please select the language you
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BUCHAREST – RYCO Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša gave his remarks at the opening of the conference entitled “How to better respond to European aspirations of the young generation in the Western Balkans?” organized by the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Bucharest today. The two-day conference is taking place in
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TIRANA – RYCO Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General Mr Đuro Blanuša and Mr Fatos Mustafa met with European Union (EU) Ambassador to Albania Mr Luigi Soreca in the RYCO Head Office in Tirana on Tuesday . The meeting discussed cooperation between RYCO and the EU Delegation to Albania. After updating the Ambassador on the work
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TIRANA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka took part today in the meeting Albanian Youth & EU Integration: From Hope to Disappointment? organized today in Tirana. The meeting gathered young people with the aim of informing and discussing their perception of the EU integration process of Albania. The open meeting welcomed
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TIRANA/BRUSSELS – The European Union has awarded €500.000 for a new two-year Regional Youth Cooperation Office’s (RYCO) project, which will enhance youth mobility, youth cooperation and youth activism in the Western Balkans thereby supporting the process of reconciliation in the region. The project activities will contribute to increasing levels of youth participation, but also raising
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SARAJEVO – The European Union recognizes the regional cooperation in the Western Balkans as one of the priorities in the region. In order to promote and improve cooperation possibilities and reconciliation between the young people in the region, the EU Info Center in Sarajevo, in cooperation with RYCO and Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia
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PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Officer in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović and the representatives of the Erasmus+ Office in Montenegro, Deputy Coordinator Mr Ranko Lazović and National Erasmus+ Coordinator Ms Vanja Drljević, met today in Podgorica when they discussed cooperation between the two offices. The Erasmus+ Office has shown the interest in cooperating with RYCO as it recognizes our
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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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