TIRANA – In a significant step towards fostering regional cooperation and intercultural dialogue in the Western Balkans, the Secretary General of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), Albert Hani, and Thilo Schroeter, Deputy Ambassador of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Tirana, joined hands to sign the Agreement for the “Western Balkans
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BERAT- The 9th edition of the Youth Trail, titled “Fostering Dialogue between Youth and Decision-Making Institutions,” was successfully organized by the OSCE Mission in Albania and RYCO Local Branch Office Albania from July 13-15, 2023, in the city of Berat. Sixteen Albanian participants, including OSCE Youth Advisory Group members, alumni, and RYCO youth activists, gathered
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BUDVA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized Leadership and Management Training for RYCO management with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and in cooperation with GIZ, in Budva from 10 to 13 July 2023. The training program, conducted by experienced trainer Mr. Đorđe Maričić, focused on strengthening the capacities of the
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(Skopje, 15 May 2023) – The President of North Macedonia, Mr. Stevo Pendarovski, visited State School for Rehabilitation of Children and Youth with Visual Impairments “Dimitar Vlahov” (DURDMOV) in Skopje, together with the ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of North Macedonia, H.E. David Geer and ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
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TIRANA – For the second consecutive year, RISE Regional Bootcamp, was successfully organized. To create a space for meeting and exchanging ideas, the Bootcamp brought together from 15th to 17th March 2023 more than 40 young social entrepreneurs, trainers, experts, RISE partners, and decision-makers across the region and EU in Tirana (Albania). Launched on 1
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BUDVA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized a capacity-building training within the RYCO Superschools Exchange Programme for 100 secondary school teachers from the region. It was the first time that the awarded schools of the 2nd cycle got to meet each other in person, build ties of friendship, and collaborate together on developing
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TIRANA – From Nov 29- Dec 2, 2022, 12 pupils from the Western Balkans region, six from the RYCO Superschools program, and 6 from the ZfA (Central Agency for German Schools Abroad) gathered in Tirana, Albania to participate in the Workshop “My city made different” organized by RYCO in cooperation with GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für
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Western Balkans – December, marked the successful completion of the regional and local activities in the framework of EU-WB-SI project implementation. The aim of the project was to support the integration of WB students into the EU through the process of creation and development of branches of prominent European students’ organizations in the Western Balkans, which
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Western Balkans Youth Forum of the Berlin Process has officially started. More than 70 young people, actors, and stakeholders highly engaged in youth-related issues from the WB6 region and the EU have gathered in Berlin, to participate in the forum activities. The event is designed for representatives of a wide range of relevant actors in
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