OHRID – The RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia and the OSCE Mission to Skopje organized four-day training for RYCO senior management, Youth Representatives in the RYCO Governing Board and Heads of the RYCO Local Branch Offices. The training took place on 5-8 April in Ohrid. During the training, the RYCO staff and Youth
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Governing Board of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) appointed Mr Denis Piplaš as the new RYCO Deputy Secretary General during its online meeting held on Wednesday, 4 August 2021. The decision was made by the representatives of the Western Balkan governments and youth representatives in the RYCO Governing Board. The mandate
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WESTERN BALKANS – The five Youth Representatives in the RYCO Governing Board coming from Albania, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia issue the following statement on the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the youth in the Western Balkans. Taking into account the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on various aspects of our lives
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TIRANA – The Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth of Albania published an open call for the position of the Youth Representative of Albania in the RYCO Governing Board. The Youth Representative will be given a mandate of three years with no possibility of extension. He/she will represent the interest of the youth of Albania
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SKOPJE – Initiated by the Youth Representatives in the RYCO Governing Board, the RYCO Secretariat organized a meeting to launch a process of strengthening the role young people are having in decision-making processes within the RYCO structures. The meeting hosted by the RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia was held between five Youth Representatives
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PRISTINA – A bilateral meeting between RYCO Governing Board members from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo took place in Pristina on 12 March. Together with RYCO Local Branch Officers from Sarajevo and Pristina, the Governing Board members discussed challenges of strengthening regional cooperation in the Western Balkans and the role of RYCO in creating a better region.
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TIRANA – After the 9th RYCO Governing Board meeting was cancelled in Pristina today due to the lack of quorum, RYCO invites the six governments of the Western Balkans to restrain from any actions that may harm decision-making processes and regional cooperation. We strongly believe that regional cooperation can only be built by fostering and exercising dialogue
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TIRANA – Representatives of RYCO Secretariat met in Tirana on Friday with the Youth Representatives in the RYCO Governing Board to discuss the upcoming Open Call for Project Proposals. The Youth Representatives form Albania, Kosovo* and Montenegro were present at the meeting, while their colleagues form Macedonia and Serbia joined the meeting via video call.
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BERLIN – In a close cooperation with CrossBorder Factory and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, we organized the first preparation meeting within the program Supporting Regional Cooperation – Role of RYCO Governing Board. The event that took place on 17-18 June in Berlin, Germany gathered the Youth Representatives in the RYCO Governing Board. It aimed
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