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OSCE Presence in Albania, Ministry of Interior co-operate to raise professional standards of police
Publishing date: 16 May 2014
TIRANA, 16 May 2014 – The Deputy Minister of Interior, Ilirjan Mustafaraj, the Deputy Director of the State Police, Altin Qato, and the Deputy Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, recognized 33 mid-level police managers for their successful completion of a leadership development training programme...
OSCE Presence in Albania, Central Election Commission support transparent financing of political parties, electoral campaigns
Publishing date: 14 May 2014
TIRANA, 14 May 2014- Representatives of government institutions, parliament, political parties, civil society and international organizations met today in Tirana to discuss issues concerning the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns. The event was organized by the Central Election Commission (CEC) with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania...
OSCE, Council of Europe meet in Tirana to co-ordinate regional work on local government
Publishing date: 13 May 2014
Representatives from the OSCE and the Council of Europe met on 12 and 13 May 2014 in Tirana to co-ordinate their work on local government issues in southeastern Europe...
OSCE Presence joins forces with Polish experts to improve forensic skills of Albanian Police
Publishing date: 28 April 2014
On 28 April, the OSCE Presence in Albania and Poland’s Central Police Forensic Laboratory signed a co-operation agreement in developing the forensic capabilities of the Albanian Police. This partnership is aimed at raising forensic processing standards in the fight against serious organized crime and terrorism...
OSCE Presence in Albania promotes transparency in natural resources exploitation
Publishing date: 28 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
TIRANA, 24 April 2014- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Ministry of Energy and Industry held today an inclusive discussion to promote the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) and explain its benefits for local communities...
Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes progress on regional co-operation and reconciliation in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 25 April 2014
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE / TIRANA / PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 25 April 2014- Swiss Foreign Minister and Chairperson-in-Office, Didier Burkhalter, drew a positive conclusion from his two-day visit to the Western Balkans. In his meetings with high-level representatives of the authorities in Belgrade, Tirana and Prishtinë/Priština, he received strong backing for the engagement of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship in the region...
OSCE Presence in Albania holds informative meeting on administrative territorial reform
Publishing date: 24 April 2014
On 23 April 2014, the OSCE Presence in Albania held a meeting where the State Minister for Local Government Issues, Bledi Çuçi, briefed ambassadors of OSCE participating States and representatives of key international institutions in Tirana on the process of administrative territorial reform. The reform was launched by Albania’s government to enable local government units to offer high-quality services to the citizens and better manage human resources...