News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence welcomes new laws on Central Election Commission and voter registration in Albania
Publishing date: 22 October 2004
TIRANA, 22 October 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes the passage by the Albanian Assembly yesterday of the law on changing the Electoral Code with regard to the composition of the Central Election Commission...
OSCE Chairman calls on Albanian parties to work together on electoral reform
Publishing date: 22 October 2004
TIRANA, 22 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called on Albania's political parties to work together on important electoral reforms and pledged the support of the OSCE in this process...
OSCE Presence expresses sorrow over tragic loss of life in accident in northern Albania
Publishing date: 15 October 2004
TIRANA, 15 October 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania expresses its deepest sorrow over the tragic loss of 16 lives in a traffic accident in Gjegjan, northern Albania, on 14 October. The OSCE Presence extends...
OSCE Presence and ODIHR welcome signs of progress towards resolving electoral reform deadlock in Albania
Publishing date: 14 October 2004
TIRANA, 13 October 2004- The following statement was issued at the end of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) experts' two-day visit to Albania, during which they held consultations with Albanian...
OSCE/ODIHR experts visit Albania to support electoral reform process
Publishing date: 11 October 2004
TIRANA, 11 October 2004- A two-member team of election experts from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) began a two-day visit to Albania today. This follows...
Skopje meeting agrees on priorities for Environment and Security Initiative in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
SKOPJE, 24 September 2004- Specialists from international organizations and governments in south-eastern Europe ended a two-day meeting on possible risks to security from environmental issues by agreeing to focus on specific problems which transcend...
OSCE Presence fully supports EU declaration urging improved reform process in Albania
Publishing date: 16 September 2004
TIRANA, 16 September 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania supports the declaration of the European Union regarding the pace of reform in Albania and fully shares its opinion...