SARAJEVO – RYCO Deputy Secretary General Mr Denis Piplaš and Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Sandra Čule met with Ambassador of Japan to Bosnia and Herzegovina H. E. Mr Makoto Ito on Wednesday, 16 March. The interlocutors discussed the youth exchange programs between Japan and the Western Balkans.
read moreROME – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani had a working dinner with the Quint’s (Italy, Germany, France, United States and the United Kingdom) directors of the Western Balkans departments and the representatives of the European Union in which they discussed challenges that young people are facing in the Western Balkans and ways for overcoming
read morePODGORICA – As a part of the final stage of the ROUTE WB6 project, promoting youth mobility, volunteering and peacebuilding in the region, a creative and unique volunteer caravan, made up of fifty ROUTE WB6 volunteers, young journalists of the HAJDE platform and Young European Ambassadors (YEA) from all over the Western Balkans, started its
read moreTIRANA – The Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka participated in the panel discussion focusing on the relevance of soft skills and its connection to the job market. Taking into consideration that several industries identify soft skills as prevailing over the professional qualifications, the conference organized by the “Skills
read moreSKOPJE – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia Mr Vladimir Gjorgjevski met with Representatives of the European Democracy Youth Network (EDYN) Mr Luka Krzalovski and Advisor of the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Mr Gjorgi Tasev to discuss opportunities for youth as part of the common vision of RYCO and EDYN to
read moreSKOPJE – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), through its Local Branch Office in North Macedonia, in cooperation with Peace Corps North Macedonia, invites interested young people to participate in an online training aimed at improving skills in the areas of leadership, communication, intercultural dialogue, active youth engagement, volunteering and conflict management. TRAINING OBJECTIVES: Strengthening
read morePRISTINA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized a capacity building training within the RYCO Superschools Exchange Programme for 60 secondary school teachers from the region. It was the first time that participants got to meet each other in person, to build ties of friendship and to collaborate together on developing their regional exchange
read moreSKOPJE – Governmental Representative of Serbia in the RYCO Governing Board and Acting Assistant Minister for International Cooperation and European Integration of the Minister for Youth and Sports of Serbia Mr Uroš Pribićević had several meetings with Director of the Agency of Youth and Sport of North Macedonia Mr Naumce Mojsovski, RYCO Secretary General Mr
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – For the second year in a row, two social businesses from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, are chosen to be supported with financial grants of 2.500€, a regional mobility program and a regional incubation program to make their ideas a reality. The twelve selected social businesses of
read moreSKOPJE– The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the National Youth Council of Macedonia (NYCM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 7 February 2022, making a significant step forward in mutual recognition and cooperation. The MoU was signed by the RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani and the Secretary General of NYCM Ms Mariana
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