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OSCE Presence in Albania supports the Albanian Law Enforcement Agencies in strengthening investigative capacities against transnational organized crime
Publishing date: 27 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Transnational Threats Department
On 26-27 June, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a two-day training programme for seventeen members of the Albanian State Police (ASP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and General Prosecution Office. The training was held with the support of the Belgian Federal Judicial Police, Italian
Innovation and technology in addressing security challenges and crises across OSCE and Asian Partners for Co-operation focus of OSCE roundtable
Publishing date: 10 November 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
Analysis of the complex security challenges, currently being faced, as well as sharing best practices and innovative approaches was the focus of the OSCE roundtable discussion. The event titled “Leveraging innovation and technology to address 21st century security challenges and crises across the OSCE and Asian Partners for Co-operation” was held on 09 and 10 November 2020 online and in Vienna...
OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime sign 2020-2022 joint action plan
Publishing date: 17 July 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Fathi Waly signed a plan of joint action for the period 2020-2022 today at UNODC in Vienna...
OSCE/FRONTEX joint conference on preventing document fraud discusses co-operation in Western Balkans region
Publishing date: 12 September 2019
Content type: News
A co-ordination conference for the Western Balkans region on preventing document fraud was held on 11 and 12 September 2019 in Vienna, organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department in close co-operation with the FRONTEX Center of Excellence for Combating Document Fraud.
Strengthening OSCE-EU co-operation discussed at first annual high-level meeting held in Brussels
Publishing date: 13 December 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
Improving institutional interaction and furthering co-operation between the OSCE and the EU in areas of common interest across all three OSCE security dimensions – politico-military, economic and environmental and human – was the focus of the first-ever EU–OSCE annual high-level meeting, held on 12 December in Brussels.
OSCE and UNODC sign new 2018-2019 joint action plan
Publishing date: 31 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 31 January 2018 – A plan for joint action by the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the period 2018-2019 was signed by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov today at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna.
Travel document security focus of OSCE training in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 28 July 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
An OSCE-organized five-day training course on the detection of forged documents and imposters took place in Ashgabat from 24 to 28 July 2017. The course brought together representatives from Turkmenistan’s Interior and National Security Ministries, the State Border Service, and the State Migration Service...