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      <image:caption>Official WETM-IAC 2026 Announcement on Bojan Kordalov, Director of ECE Brussels, as a Keynote Speaker</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Official photo of Bojan Kordalov, Brussels-based senior EU expert in strategic communication, EU visibility, digital transformation and AI literacy and Director for Policy and Communication at the European Centre of Excellence (ECE Brussels)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bojan Kordalov, Director of Policy and Communications at ECE Brussels, during the discussion at the event. Photo © Regional Cooperation Council / European Economic and Social Committee</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Screenshot of the ALDA webinar titled “Western Balkans Enlargement: Building Our Common European Future”, 11.12.2025, Brussels, Bojan Kordalov keynote speaker</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Screenshot of the ALDA webinar titled “Western Balkans Enlargement: Building Our Common European Future”, 11.12.2025, Brussels</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo of the conference “Bridges of Experience: Boosting Senior Volunteering for Sustainable Development across the Balkans”, 24-25 November 2025</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo of the conference “Bridges of Experience: Boosting Senior Volunteering for Sustainable Development across the Balkans”, 24-25 November 2025</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo of the presentation of the publication “Countering Youth Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans: The Case of North Macedonia” at the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia. © European Centre of Excellence (ECE Brussels), 2025. All rights reserved.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo: WITCON 2025 Team</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ECE Brussels, FNF and IDUEP Publication titled “Countering Youth Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans: The case of North Macedonia</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Bojan Kordalov, Director of Policy and Communication at ECE Brussels to contribute to Women’s Empowerment in Tech at WITCON 2025</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-15</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - Advancing youth participation in EU Accession: ECE Brussels publishes new policy insights in the European Parliament - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>European Parliament in Brussels, Promotion of the publication “Countering Youth Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans: The Case of North Macedonia” by ECE Brussels, FNF and IDUEP, hosted my MEP Irena Joveva</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Advancing youth participation in EU Accession: ECE Brussels publishes new policy insights in the European Parliament - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>European Parliament in Brussels, Promotion of the publication “Countering Youth Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans: The Case of North Macedonia” by ECE Brussels, FNF and IDUEP, hosted my MEP Irena Joveva</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Advancing youth participation in EU Accession: ECE Brussels publishes new policy insights in the European Parliament - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>European Parliament in Brussels, Promotion of the publication “Countering Youth Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans: The Case of North Macedonia” by ECE Brussels, FNF and IDUEP, hosted my MEP Irena Joveva</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>European Parliament in Brussels, Promotion of the publication “Countering Youth Euroscepticism in the Western Balkans: The Case of North Macedonia” by ECE Brussels, FNF and IDUEP, hosted my MEP Irena Joveva</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.excellenceeurope.org/news/ece-and-mapp-workshop-at-the-european-parliament-europe-needs-us-ending-poverty-beyond-eu-borders</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>MAPP (EAPN) and ECE Brussels holding a thematic workshop in the European Parliament in Brussels</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.excellenceeurope.org/news/ece-brussels-joins-connect-international-network</loc>
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