News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Albanian court reduces unreasonable delays in trials after embracing OSCE and USAID-initiated ‘Justice without delays’ project
Publishing date: 16 February 2016
BAJRAM CURRI, Albania, 16 February 2016 – The Tropoja District Court in northern Albania today presented the first results of the OSCE- and USAID-initiated Justice without delays project, which reveal significant improvements to the efficiency of the trial sessions...
OSCE Presence, General Directorate of Prisons present policy paper on reducing overcrowding in Albania’s prisons
Publishing date: 15 December 2015
TIRANA, 15 December 2015 – An OSCE-supported policy paper providing recommendations on how to address overcrowding in prisons and in pre-trial facilities in Albania was presented today at an event held in the Justice Ministry...
Regional co-operation crucial in reducing disaster risk, conclude participants at OSCE-supported discussion in Montenegro
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
BUDVA, Montenegro, 10 December 2015 – A three-day regional disaster risk reduction training course, organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, hosted by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, was completed today in Budva...
OSCE Presence in Albania marks International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 8 December 2015
Ahead of International Human Rights Day, the OSCE Presence in Albania hosted an event in Tirana on 7 December 2015 with high state officials, partner institutions, diplomatic corps, civil society and media, highlighting the nexus between human rights and security and awarding a coalition of trafficking shelters for their work...
Secretaries General of the Western Balkans Parliaments discuss public participation in law-making process at OSCE-supported annual meeting
Publishing date: 4 December 2015
TIRANA, 4 December 2015- Secretaries General of the Western Balkans Parliaments, who gathered in Tirana on 3 and 4 December, agreed on the need to further increase public participation in legislative processes. They also stressed that parliaments and civil society should work together to oversee the public consultation on draft legislation at all stages...
OSCE field missions’ work in promoting regional co-operation important for stability in Western Balkans, says Chairperson-in-Office Dačić
Publishing date: 2 December 2015
BELGRADE, 2 December 2015- The work of the OSCE’s field operations in South-east Europe in promoting regional co-operation is important for sustaining stability in the region, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said today on the margins of the 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council in Belgrade...
OSCE Presence in Albania supports public campaign for youth on fight against corruption
Publishing date: 2 December 2015
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the National Co-ordinator against Corruption launched on 2 December 2015 a renewed public information campaign under the slogan Show the Face of Corruption. The newest component of the campaign is a series of lectures on anti-corruption in around 30 high schools and universities across the country, which will run until 18 December. In addition, posters and banners are put on display in towns across the country and also on several of the most visited online portals...