ROME/WESTERN BALKANS – The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is proud to convene the EU-Balkan Youth Forum next 22-26 November in Rome, gathering students from all over Europe to discuss the common challenges of the future of Europe and full membership of Balkan countries. Organized with the lead of the Regional Cooperation
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ALBANIA/SERBIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Elementary and secondary boarding school “Milan Petrovic” from Serbia, in partnership with Private School Dea 2001 from Albania implemented the project “Music for All” which took place from January 2020 to March 2021. The project created
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ALBANIA/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA– Supported by RYCO within the fourth Open Call for Project Proposals co-financed by the European Union, the Drug Policy Network South East Europe (DPNSEE) in partnership with Udruženje Prevent (Association Prevent) from Serbia, Nevladina Organizacija Re Generacija (Non-Governmental Organisation Re Generation) from Serbia, NVO Juventas ( NGO Juventas) from Montenegro, Aksion Plus
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WESTERN BALKANS – September 15 is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy after being established in 2007 through a resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly. This day aims to encourage governments and societies to strengthen efforts and policies that promote and consolidate democracy. It also highlights that stronger democracy needs the participation
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BELGRADE – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia Ms Ivana Antonijević and Youth Representative from Serbia in the RYCO Governing Board Mr Marko Kostić met with the Managing Director of the German-Serbian Chamber of Commerce (AHK Serbia) Mr Frank Aletter on Friday, 10 September. The meeting served to discuss the strategic orientation
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BELGRADE – The RISE Regional Forum, organized within the 8th Social Innovation Forum, took place in Belgrade, Serbia on 9-10 September 2021. The event brought together young social entrepreneurs as well as representatives of French Embassy to Serbia, RYCO, Pulse Group, the French Development Agency and other donors who discussed the current state of social
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There is no end Where do I begin one of the most beautiful stories that ever happened to me and how do I finish it when the whole story, which you will have the opportunity to read has no end, or if there is then it is only fictional, while in reality this story is
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SERBIA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia organized five local events within the project “Meet your representatives in Serbia. You (are) ask(ed)!” which took place from May to September 2021. In partnership with the National Youth Council in Serbia (Krovna organizacija mladih Srbije – KOMS), the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia visited
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Young people are facing mental health problems at an increased rate, and this issue has been particularly exacerbated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeing the increased presence of such problems among their peers and the lack of due care from their parents and institutions, young people are encouraged to start tackling these problems
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A successful cooperation between France and the Western Balkans to enhance social and solidarity economy at the European level A press conference was organized by the French Embassy to Serbia at the French Institute in Belgrade on Wednesday, 8 September 2021. On this occasion, the French Development Agency (AFD), the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO),
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