RYCO Western Balkans

We promote reconciliation, trust, cooperation and dialogue in the Western Balkans. A better region starts with you(th). #RYCO #Youth #WesternBalkans

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This is a co-funded 🇪🇺 project and German Government, implemented by RYCO and GIZ.

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✨ With this story, we proudly conclude our #SuperschoolsChampions series for this year.

📍 Our final spotlight is Jovana Srećković from the Economy and Trading School “Knjaz Miloš”, sharing how the program encouraged collaboration and growth.

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🎯 Are you passionate about, dialogue, and building a better future? RYCO LBO in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with @ofaj_dfjw and @evzfoundation , invites you to join Young Voices for a Shared Remembrance, a chance to learn, and make real impact.

https://t.co/vbkfxAs8RZ

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🏯 The wait is over!

🗣️Say hello to the youth who will be bridging the Western Balkans and Japan through the 2025/2026 MIRAI Program.

🎯 Huge congrats to the final group! Let the journey begin.

🖇️ https://t.co/G2xvuYw0BF

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This is a co-funded 🇪🇺 project and German Government, implemented by RYCO and GIZ.

[RYCO Western Balkans @RYCOwb]

✨ Another chapter of our #SuperschoolsChampions unfolds!

📍 This time, meet Emilija Velichkova from Gymnasium “Josip Broz Tito” Skopje, who shares how the Superschools Program sparked new ideas, strengthened bonds between students, and encouraged creativity across the region

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✨ The journey of RYCOgnizing YPS has officially begun.
Powered by German Cooperation through the @AuswaertigesAmt , the scheme boosts youth-led peacebuilding across the Western Balkans.

📘 YVNO held training helping municipal staff craft “Roadmaps” for youth participation.

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🙏@RYCOwb SG Vladimir Obradović & DSG Kreshnik Loka for the productive mtg . We reaffirmed our strong UN–RYCO 🤝 supporting youth across the Western Balkans. As we prep the next 🇦🇱🇺🇳 Cooperation Framework, we look fwd to deepening our work via #Y4IET & other regional initiatives.

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🗣️ Our #SuperschoolsChampions continue to inspire with their stories from the Superschools Program

📍 This time, hear the experience of Dijana from the Catholic School Center “Saint Francis”, Tuzla

This is a co-fujded🇪🇺 project and German Government, implemented by RYCO and GIZ

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🎭 “Seashores of Unconsciousness” brought together youth from Albania, #Kosovo, and Serbia to turn personal migration stories into a shared voice of empathy.

🌊 Supported by the WB Youth Cultural Fund, the project showed how art can connect, and build unity.

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[RCC @rccint]

RCC Secretary General @amer_kap met @RYCOwb Secretary General Vladimir Obradovic today at RCC HQ in #Sarajevo ⏭️ with youth and #HumanCapital mobility among the key topics.
Through concrete projects such as the #WesternBalkansYouthLab RCC continues to empower the #youth of our region, as they are the driving force for a more connected, competitive, and future-ready #WesternBalkans & #SouthEastEurope.

#poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

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📍 Prishtina became the hub of youth innovation as the RISE Local Forum gathered once again institutions, international organizations, academia, the private sector, and inspiring young social entrepreneurs from across #Kosovo.

https://t.co/Nmn9s2nKC2

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🗣️ We’ve talked so much about youth recommendations this month, here’s a little roundup of everything in one place.

🔗 Read more on https://t.co/4Kstcuxh7R

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RYCO Secretary General Vladimir Obradović addressing the Western Balkans Leaders’ Summit in 🇬🇧, bringing youth perspectives to the table before a distinguished group of leaders.

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🗣️ They spoke. They shaped. They delivered.

The Youth Recommendations from the Youth Forum 2025 are here, bringing bold solutions on migration, economic growth, and security to build a region where youth voices truly matter.

🚀 Next stop: London!

https://t.co/ozzbJcosmg

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📍 RYCO HQ had the pleasure of welcoming H.E. Karl Bergner, Ambassador of Germany in Tirana @AuswaertigesAmt , hosted by SG Vladimir Obradović and DSG Kreshnik Loka.

Together, we’re strengthening cooperation and creating new opportunities for young people across the WB✨

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⚪️ The RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro, in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, organized a three-day study visit to Berlin 🇩🇪 within the program “Exchange of Experiences on Building Trust, Reconciliation, and Inclusive Policies.”

https://t.co/aYMiKHBUor

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Throwback to when Deputy Secretary General Kreshnik Loka and Youth Representative Donika Zogu represented RYCO at the 10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth, celebrating youth cooperation across Europe 🇪🇺🤝