RCC hosted @francediplo Minister Delegate for Europe @benjaminhaddad today in #Sarajevo ⏭️ for a meeting with RCC Secretary General @amer_kap and Fireside Talk with youth from #WesternBalkansSix
Minister Delegate Haddad, RCC SG Kapetanović and #WB6 youth talked on EU, regional cooperation, youth participation, and the future of the region ⏭️ at Fireside talk organised by EU-funded and RCC-implemented #WBYL2 project.
Read more 👉🏻 https://t.co/PleTpwXUt4
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From behind the scenes to centre-stage conversations, here’s a look at days of RCC’s EU-funded #WBYL2 project at the @adriafuture2026.
Between the Mid-Term Review Conference on Disinformation and Media Literacy and the Fireside Talk on youth cooperation and EU integration, WBYL2 brought young people, policymakers, experts and partners together in #Tivat.
Across panels, discussions, presentations and all other moments, one thing stood out 👉🏻 young people from the #WesternBalkansSix are not just part of the conversation, they are helping lead it.
Here’s a glimpse of the moments that brought it all together.
#WesternBalkansYouthLab project is funded by the European Union.
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🔥🎙️ Fireside talk “Shaping the Future: Youth Cooperation and EU Integration” organised by the RCC’s EU-funded WBYL project at the @adriafuture2026 with
- young people from across #WesternBalkansSix,
- @amer_kap, RCC Secretary General,
- @fivanovicpg, @VladaCG Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs,
- @IEAmbSerbia, @IrelandinSerbia Ambassador,
- @josattler, @EUAmbME Ambassador
- and @BB_Braithwaite, Founder of @SustineriESG and the Adria Future Summit,
moderated by @OgiMarkovic7, WBYL2 Team Leader.
Our fifth Fireside talk provided a platform for direct and open dialogue between young leaders and policymakers.
Curious what they talked about? 👉 Check here: https://t.co/tCBJYfIDcy
#WesternBalkansYouthLab project is funded by the European Union.
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Disinformation spreads fast, so critical thinking has to move faster. 🔎🧑🏻💻
Youth representatives and policymakers from across the #WesternBalkansSix gathered in #Tivat for the Mid-Term Review Conference on Disinformation and Media Literacy ⏭️ organised by RCC’s EU-funded #WBYL2 project
From skills in using AI tools, to media literacy manuals, influencer codes of conduct, journalist guidelines, and youth participation in media, the Youth Policy Lab is moving from ideas to action 👉🏻 because media literacy is more than spotting fake news ⏭️ it’s about giving young people the tools, confidence and space to take part in public life.
Read more 👉🏻 https://t.co/8yg8SvA46R
#WesternBalkansYouthLab project is funded by the European Union.
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Looking forward to this year’s @adriafuture2026 in #Tivat this week, where I’ll join the Summit opening with a keynote on regional cooperation and EU integration.
As part of #AdriaFutureSummit, RCC’s EU-funded #WesternBalkansYouthLab will host the Fifth Regional Fireside Talk on youth cooperation and EU integration, where I’ll join @VladaCG Deputy PM @fivanovicpg, @EUAmbME’s @josattler, @IrelandinSerbia’s @IEAmbSerbia, @adriafuture2026’s @BB_Braithwaite and youth representatives.
We’ll also hold the Mid-Term Review Conference of the Youth Policy Lab on Disinformation and Media Literacy, highlighting progress in strengthening digital resilience and advancing media literacy.
Packed and productive few days ahead.
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Young people ➕ policymakers at the same table 👉🏻 that’s what real youth participation looks like.
Through RCC’s EU-funded #WesternBalkansYouthLab, we listen & focus on what really matters for youth across the region ⏭️ from youth unemployment, mental health, disinformation and media literacy and green transformation.
This week at @adriafuture2026 we’re bringing the conversation forward:
👉🏻 Fifth Regional Fireside Talk on youth cooperation & EU integration
🔎 Mid-Term Review of the Youth Policy Lab on Disinformation & Media Literacy
Because when young people are part of the conversation, policies work better and progress feels real!
Stay tuned.
#WBYL2 project is funded by the European Union.
#poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺 #WBYL
Nominations for this year’s edition of Western Balkans Six Women Entrepreneurs are officially open!
We’re looking for successful women entrepreneurs from #WB6 in these categories:
🌱 Green Woman Entrepreneur
👩🏻🎨 Artistic Woman Entrepreneur
👩🏼💻 ICT Woman Entrepreneur
🧳 Tourism Woman Entrepreneur
🙋🏻♀️ Young Woman Entrepreneur
🤳 Social Star Woman Entrepreneur
Know someone who deserves this recognition?
Check out all info and nominate your favourite woman entrepreneur 👉🏻 https://t.co/fhu8FKh6LE
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When people think of RCC, they usually see cooperation in the #WesternBalkansSix 👉🏻 that’s true, but our role goes far beyond one region and one agenda.
Here are 5 things you probably didn’t know about RCC:
1️⃣ RCC started as peace-building, became long-term economic and political cooperation hub
2️⃣ We’re region-owned SEECP operational secretariat
3️⃣ As Berlin Process catalyst, RCC turns commitments into action
4️⃣ We’re a political organisation
5️⃣ RCC’s Board has 25 participants, including 14 EU Member States and 5 G20 members
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#SouthEastEurope #SEE2030 #SecurityCooperation #CommonRegionalMarket
#WBGreenAgenda
Tomorrow we’re presenting the 🆕 #BalkanBarometer 2025 in #Brussels, sharing brand-new insights into how citizens and businesses across the #WesternBalkans see the region’s opportunities and challenges.
📊 Dive into the findings on 11 December at https://t.co/KOK920CiTy.
Stay tuned!
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#BB2025
Fake news, meet real #WesternBalkans youth power. 🔎
🕵🏻♂️ This week the RCC’s EU-funded #WesternBalkansYouthLab project launched the new Policy Lab on Media Literacy & Disinformation in Tirana.
🕵🏻♀️ Three days, dozens of young people, and a mission: fight fake news, boost media literacy, and shape real policies across the #WB6.
#WBYL2 project is implemented by RCC, and funded by EU.
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🔥 Youth belongs at the core of regional growth. ⏭️ as the key message from today’s #FiresideTalk organised by RCC’s EU-funded WBYL2, in #Tirana.
In a room full of energy and ideas, the panel brought together: @DanijelaGacevic, RCC’s Head of Programme Department, Ritva Heikkinen, Head of Cooperation @EUinAlbania, Niklas Strom Ambassador @SwedeninAL , @LiraPipa@MtksGovAL and Kreshnik Loka Deputy SG @RYCOwb, moderated by @OgiMarkovic7 , opening an honest dialogue with young people on their role in shaping the #GrowthPlan and Common Regional Market.
They all agreed on one thing: youth are not a footnote, they are the engine. Every policy, every decision, every regional step forward impacts young people first.
This region grows when young people lead.
And today proved it. 💙🌍
#WBYL2 #YouthAtTheCore #WesternBalkans #GrowthPlan #RCC #YouthParticipation #CommonRegionalMarket #EUfunded #Tirana #YouthPolicyLab
We planted a seed in #Sarajevo, watched it take root in #Tivat, and now it’s growing strong in #Ljubljana. 🌿
Grateful to everyone in this photo bellow - you proved that real change grows when we plant it #together. 🌱
This isn’t an end — it’s the start of something green. 💚
Honoured by The Economist’s invitation to contribute ahead of the Berlin Process Summit in London. I tried to explain why regional cooperation remains vital -and how it can help the Balkans finally lay its ghosts to rest.
https://t.co/jfFK77HXpO
Now in #Podgorica for @rccint#WBYL conference on institutionalization of #youth participation through the example of #climate policy 🍃
So happy that Youth Climate Council powered by #WBYL, @SportiMladi and @MRTME will sign Memorandum of Cooperation soon 🤝🇪🇺
Stay tuned 😉
Today in #HistoryMuseum of 🇧🇦 talking about green #future 🙌
Within @rccint Youth Lab on #GreenAgenda we brought together youth, decision makers and donors to discuss #green path of Bosnia and Herzegovina and how to involve #youth 🧶
After #Sarajevo, our next stop - Tirana 😍
Today, #Malta is the ❤️ of Europe!
#Ministers responsible for youth from @coe member states and #youth delegations are jointly discussing how to shape policies #together 🤝
So happy to be part of this Ministerial meeting on behalf of @rccint and hope for many more in future 🙌
Full room and great energy at #YouthLab conference in #Skopje 😍
"Green Talks: Youth Perspectives on the Green Agenda“ conference was a great @rccint#success and final milestone of the great work by our dear partners from @NMSmkd and @MOEPPMKD 🙌
#Youth has the power 🌍🍃
Pleased to participate at the @RYCOwb's “Youth High-Level Donor Coordination Meeting”, held in #Tirana on behalf of @rccint 😍
The meeting contributed to ongoing #regional efforts to amplify #youth voices in decision-making processes and promote sustainable cooperation models 🤝