News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence empowers women councillors in Albania through Women Municipal Excellence Programme
Publishing date: 10 October 2022
On 7 and 8 October 2022, the OSCE Presence in Albania awarded 20 motivated women members of municipal councils who completed the Women Municipal Excellence Programme (WoMEP), and also organized the second training module for 22 other women councillors, WoMEP’s third generation. WoMEP assists women
OSCE Presence organizes study visit to Croatia for Albanian institutions on missing persons from communist past
Publishing date: 27 September 2022
Croatia’s vast experience in the investigation and adjudication of cases of enforced disappearances can be useful to Albania’s authorities in advancing with the issue of identification and recovery of remains of missing persons from the Communist past. With this aim, from 21 to 23 September 2022,
The OSCE Presence in Albania supports Exchange Workshop for journalists covering parliamentary affairs and Assembly Communications Team in Vienna
Publishing date: 5 September 2022
From 1 to 3 September, the OSCE Presence in Albania supported the organization of an exchange workshop in Vienna for journalists covering parliamentary affairs in Albania. The delegation consisted of nearly a dozen of journalists from different media outlets in Albania plus representatives from the
Youth activists from Western Balkans come together under OSCE Presence in Albania’s ‘Youth Trail’ to reinforce inter-generational dialogue through cultural heritage
Publishing date: 31 August 2022
From 24 to 28 August 2022, twenty young activists from the Western Balkans gathered in Tirana and traveled to Gjirokastra to discuss, learn and explore approaches on social interaction and promote democracy, peace and security through inter-generational dialogue. Since 2017, the OSCE Youth Trail
OSCE Presence launches project for reducing risk of weapon proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons in Albania
Publishing date: 9 June 2022
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior, launched today a three-year project, which aims to assist the national authorities to decrease the risk of weapon proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons. The project is part of a regional project
OSCE Presence holds Youth Talk event on enforced disappearances under the communist regime in Albania and role of youth in transitional justice processes
Publishing date: 27 May 2022
Around 80 students from the University of Korça participated in a Youth Talk session focused on the issue of missing persons during the Communist regime, on 26 May 2022. The event – organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and its Youth Advisory Group – aimed at increasing youth engagement in the
OSCE Presence in Albania supports National Bureau of Investigation in strengthening investigative capacities
Publishing date: 24 May 2022
On 24 May, the OSCE Presence in Albania wrapped up a three-day training programme for 16 newly selected and vetted National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) investigators. The training programme aimed at boosting up the overall capacities of the newly-established NBI to conduct criminal investigations