OSCE Presence in Albania

The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth (third left), Assembly Speaker Jozefina Topalli (second left), high representatives of the diplomatic corps and Members of Parliament applaud Roma musicians playing at an event marking the 15th anniversary of the Presence, Tirana, 27 March 2012. (OSCE/Joana Karapataqi)
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth (third left), Assembly Speaker Jozefina Topalli (second left), high representatives of the diplomatic corps and Members of Parliament applaud Roma musicians playing at an event marking the 15th anniversary of the Presence, Tirana, 27 March 2012. (OSCE/Joana Karapataqi)
The OSCE Presence in Albania provides assistance to Albanian authorities and civil society on promoting democratization, rule of law, human rights and on consolidating democratic institutions in conformity with OSCE principles, standards and commitments.

Head of OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes adoption of administrative courts law

TIRANA, 3 May 2012 - The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the approval of the law on administrative courts by the Albanian parliament...
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth (c), addresses a senior-level meeting on building up ‘gender equality employees’ in Albania, together with Interior Minister Bujar Nishani (r) and Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Spiro Ksera (l), Tirana, 2 May 2012.

OSCE Presence, Labour Ministry organize senior-level meeting on building up ‘gender equality employees’ in Albania

The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities organized on 2 May 2012 a senior-level meeting on strengthening the institutional capacities of “gender equality employees” at the central and local level in Albania...
(L-r) Education Minister Myqerem Tafaj, Tirana University Rector Dhori Kule, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth and Justice Minister Eduard Halimi sign a memorandum of understanding at the launch event of a new inter-disciplinary Masters degree, Tirana, 30 April 2012.

OSCE Presence, University of Tirana launch Masters degree to improve social services in Albania’s justice system

The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Tirana University presented on 30 April 2012 a new interdisciplinary Masters programme aimed at improving the standards of social services in Albania, in particular of those offered by the justice system...
An Albanian army expert puts labels on one of 459 barrels containing 110 tonnes of the hazardous chemical dichloroethane prior to being shipped to Belgium and incinerated as part of an OSCE project. Photo taken in Brar, Albania, 28 July 2010.

OSCE Presence assists Albania in disposing of dangerous chemicals

The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, and Defence Minister Arben Imami signed an agreement on 16 April 2012 for the disposal of more than 80 tonnes of hazardous chemical products...

Education a tool to change future of Roma community, says Head of OSCE Presence in Albania

TIRANA, 5 April 2012 - Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, speaking ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April, highlighted the importance of education as a crucial tool for improving the future of the Roma community in Albanian society...

OSCE Presence marks 15 years of partnership with Albania

TIRANA, 27 March 2012 - The OSCE Presence in Albania is marking its 15th anniversary today with an event organized in the Albanian Assembly, co-hosted by the Speaker of the Assembly, Jozefina Topalli and the Head of Presence, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth...
(L-r) The Ambassador of the United States of America to Albania Alexander Arvizu and Jozefina Topalli, Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, listen as the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth addresses a meeting on the potential reform of Albania’s election administration, Tirana, 26 March 2012.

OSCE supports Tirana meeting on election administration, new voting technologies

Reform of Albania’s election administration as well as international good practices in new voting technologies was the topic of an OSCE- supported meeting in Tirana on 26 and 27 March 2012...
As a precaution against fraud, each voter's finger was marked with ink during Albania's 2009 parliamentary elections, Elbasan, 28 June 2009.

ODIHR working with Albania on planned election law amendments

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will provide expertise to Albania’s Special Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform, including through expert team visits to Tirana, in 2012...
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