PODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a regional meeting on 13 – 15 October which gathered representatives of the six RYCO Local Branch Offices together with almost twenty representatives of the Western Balkan ministries of foreign affairs and ministries in charge of youth
read moreTIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office welcomes the initiative announced in Novi Sad, Serbia today by the Prime Ministers of Albania and North Macedonia and President of Serbia. The trilateral meeting tackled the freedom of movement of people, goods, capital and services in the Western Balkans. As reconciliation, mobility and exchange are at the
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan thank all the applicants for taking time and submitting their applications for the youth exchange “Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge Into Future”. Due to a considerable amount of applications and limited number of places for
read morePODGORICA – The Ministry of Sports and Youth of Montenegro published an open call for the position of the Youth Representative of Montenegro in the RYCO Governing Board. The Youth Representative will be given a mandate of three years with no possibility of extension. He/she will represent the interest of the youth of Montenegro and
read moreTIRANA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka took part in the presentation of the preliminary findings of the study “Understanding Youth Trends – Time for a New Narrative” organized by the National Youth Congress of Albania with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Albania. What are
read morePODGORICA – RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in cooperation with the Ministry of Education of Montenegro and with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a four-day Capacity Building Training for representatives of secondary schools from Montenegro on 26 – 29 September in Podgorica. The Capacity Building training gathered 20 participants representing
read morePOPOVA SAPKA – RYCO Local Branch Office in North Macedonia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Skopje organized a four-day capacity building training for representatives of secondary schools and civil society organizations from North Macedonia on 24 – 27 September in Popova Sapka, North Macedonia. Twenty-two participants attended the training aiming to strengthen the
read morePRISTINA – As part of the ROUTE WB6 project implemented by RYCO and seven partners from the Western Balkans, Lens organized a stakeholders’ meeting which took place in Pristina on Friday aiming at discussing the development of volunteering infrastructure in Kosovo. The meeting gathered more than 30 participants from all around Kosovo, representatives of NGOs,
read moreFIER – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania Mr Kreshnik Loka took part in the public event “Youth Empowerment in Albania” organized in Fier on 20 September by the National Resource Center for Civil Society. The event brought together youngsters, youth organizations, activists, donors, and public institutions in four panels to discuss
read moreTIRANA – The final event of the Memory Lab’s seven-day annual study trip and workshop took place in Tirana on Friday. Entitled “Unbunkering the past: How is Albania dealing with its (communist) history?” the event explored how Albania is dealing with its past, especially the communist period, and connected this with experiences from other European
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