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Head of OSCE Presence, Dutch Ambassador visit Assembly to mark milestone in parliamentary support project

Publishing date: 8 April 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Good governance
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Henk van den Dool, visited the Albanian Assembly on 5 April 2011. They were received by Speaker Jozefina Topalli to mark the conclusion of the Dutch funded phases (2002-2010) of a parliamentary support project implemented by the Presence...

Head of OSCE Presence in Albania urges Roma to exercise their right to vote on 8 May

Publishing date: 8 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Roma and Sinti
TIRANA, 7 April 2011- Speaking on the occasion of International Roma Day, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today called on all members of the Roma community to exercise their democratic right to vote in the local government elections, scheduled for 8 May...

OSCE Presence, United Kingdom urge for increased support to people with disabilities in Albania

Publishing date: 7 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
TIRANA, 7 April 2011 – Promoting the rights of disabled people by strengthening the capacities of the Albanian National Council of People with Disabilities (ANCPD) and relevant civil society organizations was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today in Tirana by the OSCE Presence and the British Council Albania...

OSCE Presence provides Albania’s electoral body with computers ahead of local government elections

Publishing date: 31 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Good governance
The OSCE Presence in Albania provided 35 computers to the Central Election Commission (CEC) on 30 March 2011. The computers will be used in the preparation and administration of the 8 May local government elections...

OSCE, U.S. and EU urge Albanian authorities to investigate removal of Roma families, provide social assistance to displaced

Publishing date: 16 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
TIRANA, 16 March 2011 – Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Alexander Arvizu, the U.S. Ambassador to Albania, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, the Head of the EU Delegation to Albania, made the following statement today concerning recent incidents involving Roma families...

OSCE-supported women's network in Albania seeks presidential support for electoral gender balance

Publishing date: 9 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Gender equality
A group of 40 Albanian women participating in an OSCE Presence in Albania project on gender equality asked Albanian President Bamir Topi for support in ensuring women’s inclusion in electoral candidates’ lists for the upcoming local elections during a meeting on 8 March 2011 in Tirana...

OSCE Presence urges for more female candidates in upcoming local elections

Publishing date: 7 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
TIRANA, 7 MARCH 2011- International Women’s Day on 8 March and upcoming local elections on 8 May provide an opportunity to underline our continued support of the promotion of gender equality, said the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth today...