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OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports Ranilug/Ranillug municipality and its Local Public Safety Committee in successfully implementing community safety initiatives
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
Today, the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Cornelia Taylor visited the Municipality of Ranilug/Ranillug to meet the Mayor Katarina Ristić-Ilić and to see up-close the community safety initiative implemented by the Local Public Safety Committee (LPSC) in Ranilug/Ranillug with OSCE support.
Strengthening Transparency: OSCE workshop on Removing Administrative Barriers Contributing to Corruption
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
On 8–9 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, in collaboration with the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, organized a training workshop “Removing Administrative Barriers Contributing to Corruption” for law enforcement agencies. The training event focused on removing administrative barriers that contribute to corruption and enhancing institutional transparency.
Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on the renewed co-operation between the media and the City of Zenica
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Good governance, Media freedom and development
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) welcomes the renewed co-operation between the media and the City of Zenica as well as the City Council’s decision to lift restrictions on coverage of council sessions. As stipulated by the fundamental media freedoms and to ensure the public
OSCE Presence, General Prosecutor’s Office organize workshop on strengthening prosecutors’ role in combating electoral crimes in Albania
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
On 10 April 2025, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the General Prosecutor’s Office organized a workshop aimed at enhancing investigative and prosecution capacities of electoral crimes ahead of 11 May parliamentary elections.
On his visit to Moldova, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process encouraged the Sides to build on the positive momentum
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairpersonship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On his visit to Moldova this week, the Special Representative of the Finnish OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Thomas Lenk, acknowledged the constructive interaction between the Sides during the energy crisis and encouraged them to build on the
OSCE Presence supports SPAK Task Force to prevent and investigate electoral crimes
Publishing date: 9 April 2025
As part of its efforts to support the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), on 9 April 2025, the OSCE Presence in Albania donated several sets of IT equipment to enhance SPAK’s newly-established Task Force’s capacities in preventing and investigating electoral crimes in the 11 May parliamentary elections.
Spain holds closing meeting as Chair of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 9 April 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
Spain held its closing plenary meeting as Chair of the OSCE’s Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on 9 April.