GERMANY/WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani participated in the Foreign Ministers Meeting held within the Berlin Process, which took place online on Tuesday, 8 June. The meeting was hosted by the German Federal Foreign Minister Mr Heiko Maas and focused on supporting the development of closer ties between the Western Balkans 6
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Podgorica – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro Mr Đorđe Radulović on Monday, 7 June, at the premisses of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro. During the meeting, Mr Koljenović emphasised that RYCO was founded within the Berlin Process
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The Regional Cross-Border Volunteer Program ROUTE WB6 has been presented in Podgorica, Montenegro on Tuesday, 8 June 2021. The program represents a unique opportunity for the Western Balkan youth to volunteer across the region. Approximately 400 young people from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia will have the opportunity to volunteer
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WESTERN BALKANS – Let’s get Balkan Real podcast by Kiara Manja is bringing together young journalists from the Western Balkans to discuss their daily lives in the region from traditions and customs to festivities and cuisine. Those small Zoom talks of youth are just part of the content created during RYCO’s supported program for students
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The lecture halls and the desks of the faculties are empty, no students and professors in sight, for more than ten months. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way education is conducted – from physical attendance to online learning, and students and teachers have resorted to digital technology so as not to interrupt the learning
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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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SARAJEVO – As the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its largest urban, cultural, economic, and traffic center, Sarajevo is one of the most historically interesting cities in Europe. At the mention of Sarajevo, the first things that come to mind are ćevapi and Turkish coffee, but Sarajevo is much more than that. The city
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Elida Nuri, the Advocacy & Communications Analyst UNFPA Albania highlights the advantages the youth cooperation brings in the Western Balkans. We are conducting this interview because the UN is working closely with RYCO on a joint project. Why do you support RYCO and its mission? We have found a strong partner in RYCO, because it
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RYCO Project Leader Ms Vladica Jovanović speaks about the “YOUth Inspired by Peace” campaign which has been launched recently and the achievements of the “Supporting the Western Balkan’s Collective Leadership on Reconciliation: Building Capacity and Momentum for RYCO” project. Let us start with a general question. What is the RYCO mission and values you represent?
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TIRANA – The kick-off event of the “Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme” project took place today, Saturday 15 May 2021, at Europe House in Tirana, in the framework of “Europe Weeks 2021”. The project will connect Western Balkan schools and facilitate youth exchange. It will contribute to increase skills and knowledge of young people in
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