News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Acting Head of OSCE Presence in Albania supports People’s Advocate’s appeal for legal solution in Roma eviction case
Publishing date: 7 August 2013
TIRANA, 7 August 2013 – The Acting Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, called today on the police, the judiciary and the Municipality of Tirana to respond to the call by the People’s Advocate for a legal response to the situation with Roma families threatened with eviction from their homes...
OSCE Presence Acting Head welcomes conclusion of electoral process in Albania, looks forward to engagement with new Assembly
Publishing date: 6 August 2013
The Acting Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, welcomed the conclusion of the electoral process in Albania, which was marked by the declaration of the final results by the Central Election Commission on 6 August 2013...
Acting Head of OSCE Presence in Albania meets new Democratic Party Chair, welcomes commitment to democratic institutions
Publishing date: 1 August 2013
TIRANA, 1 August 2013 – Acting Head of OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, met in Tirana today with the Democratic Party Chairperson Lulzim Basha to congratulate him on his election and discuss future plans of the party...
Ambassador Florian Raunig of Austria appointed new Head of OSCE Presence in Albania, starts duties in October
Publishing date: 17 July 2013
TIRANA, 17 July 2013 – Ambassador Florian Raunig of Austria has been appointed as the new Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship announced today. He will assume his duties on 1 October 2013...
OSCE loans satellite phone to Albanian police as technical election assistance
Publishing date: 19 June 2013
The OSCE Presence in Albania loaned satellite phones to the Albanian State Police to support their work in remote rural areas during the parliamentary elections on 23 June 2013...
OSCE Presence helps blind people vote in Albania’s general elections
Publishing date: 27 May 2013
TIRANA, 27 May 2013 – The OSCE Presence in Albania is helping some 2,000 visually impaired people to vote in the 23 June parliamentary elections, by holding training events on the use of assistive voting devices, electoral procedures and access to voting centres. The first course started today in Tirana...
OSCE Presence, USAID hold conference to promote court leadership in Albania
Publishing date: 15 May 2013
Promoting leadership in the management of courts was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania together with the USAID’s Justice Sector Strengthening Project (JuST) and in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the High Council of Justice on 15 May 2013 in Tirana...