WESTERN BALKANS – With the support of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (GMFA), the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is starting the development of the new official Strategy for the period 2022-2024. This strategy will be developed through an inclusive, interactive and Western Balkans 6 youth need – based process, built on produced outcomes coming
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VRNJAČKA BANJA – Representatives of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia, RYCO Local Program Officer Ms Bojana Zimonjić and RYCO Program Assistant Mr Đorđo Cvijović attended the ninth regular Assembly of the National Youth Council of Serbia (Krovna organizacija mladih Srbije – KOMS), which took place in Vrnjačka Banja from 23 to 25 July,
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WESTERN BALKANS – A new podcast is bringing to the Western Balkan youth insightful discussions on books, authors and the enjoyment of reading. It is created by young journalist Rejdi Bodlli, who took part in the RYCO supported Program for Young Journalists within the framework of the advocacy project “A Better Region Starts with Youth”
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TIRANA – Within the series of Reconciliation Seminars “Can Old Gloves Fit Young Hands: Learning about the Western Balkans from a Different Perspective”, RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania and Epoka University organized a thinkathon titled “Youth for Reconciliation: Stepping up to the Challenges” which took place on Monday, 19 July, at the premises of
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When COVID-19 virus had an outbreak, masks were nowhere to be found. Even if you could get your hands on some, they were really expensive. But, there is always someone who can brighten up your day in those times with their humanitarian act. Aleksandra Aleksandrović from Novi Sad is a young lady who voluntarily started
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VLORË – A two-day kick-off meeting of representatives of ministries responsible for education in the Western Balkans started today, on Thursday, 15 July 2021 at Hotel Regina Garden in Vlorë, Albania within the framework of the “Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme” project. The meeting is organised by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and Deutsche
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OHRID – Supported by RYCO within the fourth Open Call for Project Proposals co-financed by the European Union, the Institute of Romani Culture in Albania – IRCA and the Institute for Research and Policy analysis ROMALITICO from North Macedonia organized a summer camp within the project “Promoting Intercultural Understanding, Reconciliation and Acceptance”. The summer camp
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TIRANA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka participated in the second day of the “Youth Peace Forum” organized by Woman Center for Development and Culture Albania (WCDCA) on 1 and 2 July, in Elbasan, Albania. The forum gathered young people from 11 municipalities in Albania to increase their level
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SKOPJE – Prime Minister of North Macedonia Mr Zoran Zaev hosted RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani in a meeting which took place on Monday, 12 July, in Skopje. At the meeting, which was attended by Advisor for Youth and Youth Policy in the Office of the Prime Minister Mr Gjorgi Tasev, Head of the
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WESTERN BALKANS – Today we remember thousands of victims of one of the darkest days of our shared history. In July 1995, one of the most tragic crimes committed in Europe since the Second World War happened when the war and its perpetrators, in a small town of Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, took away 8.372
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