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Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák on developments in Albania

Publishing date: 10 June 2019
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
Bratislava/Nicosia, 10 June 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák expressed his concern today regarding the latest developments in Albania, which may deepen the political crisis further and bring the functioning of the state institutions to a standstill.

Slovakia stands ready to help make Albania’s 2020 OSCE Chairmanship a success, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák in Tirana

Publishing date: 3 June 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Good governance, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
TIRANA, 3 June 2019 – Visiting Albania, which will chair the OSCE in 2020, this year’s OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, reiterated today in Tirana Slovakia’s commitment to supporting the country in preparing its 2020 OSCE Chairmanship...

OSCE Presence in Albania brings young people from Western Balkans together in third edition of Youth Trail

Publishing date: 24 May 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Youth
Forty young people from all over the Western Balkans gathered on 23 May 2019 in Tirana to participate in the Youth Trail 2019...

OSCE, UNODC and ICITAP deliver training course in Albania on improving analytical tools and skills to effectively counter terrorist financing

Publishing date: 17 May 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Countering terrorism
A three-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Albania to counter terrorist financing was organized from 15 to 17 May 2019, in Tirana. Twenty-two participants (including five females) from the General Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering (GDPML) (Albanian Financial Intelligence Unit), the State Intelligence Service (SHISH), the Albanian State Police, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Office for Serious Crimes completed the course.

OSCE leaders express concern regarding violent protests in Albania, call for utmost restraint and dialogue

Publishing date: 13 May 2019
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
Bratislava/Copenhagen/Vienna, 13 May 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) George Tsereteli and OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella today strongly condemned the use of violence by this weekend‘s protesters in Albania’s capital Tirana, as well as the threats and attempted intimidation directed at the Head of the OSCE’s Presence in Albania and at the Organization in general. They also called on law enforcement officials to show restraint.

OSCE Presence in Albania and Albanian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative join efforts to promote transparency at local level

Publishing date: 3 April 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Good governance
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative signed on 2 April 2019 a co-operation agreement on joint activities to raise local capacities, promote transparency and strengthen anti-corruption efforts at local level.

OSCE Presence in Albania, Italian National Anti-corruption Authority and National Co-ordinator against Corruption organize workshop on corruption prevention in Tirana

Publishing date: 29 March 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Economic activities
A technical workshop on corruption prevention tools and integrity planning for public officials of central level institutions was held on 28 and 29 March 2019 in Tirana...