News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE holds tenth annual general meeting of the permanent conference of organized crime prosecutors in Vienna
Publishing date: 20 December 2024
On 17 and 18 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities hosted the Tenth Annual General Meeting of the Permanent Conference of Organized Crime Prosecutors (PCOCP) at the Hofburg in Vienna. The event brought together senior prosecutors, judges, legal experts, and representatives from 14 participating States from across Europe and South-Eastern Europe to enhance informal and formal international collaboration against transnational organized crime.
OSCE Presence in Albania hosts peer exchange on cryptocurrency money laundering investigations for Albanian prosecutors and investigators
Publishing date: 16 December 2024
On 16 December 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania facilitated a peer exchange meeting at the Italian Embassy in Tirana, focusing on financial investigations related to money laundering through cryptocurrencies. This event was designed to foster the exchange of experiences and best practices between
OSCE trains police cadets to strengthen criminal justice responses to gender-based violence in Banja Luka
Publishing date: 16 December 2024
From 9 to 12 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Police Academy in Banja Luka conducted four one-day basic training courses for police cadets on gender-based violence (GBV) in Banja Luka. The training sessions were delivered by national police officers, a prosecutor, a judge, a psychologist and other local experts.
OSCE regional workshop in Central Asia focuses on competency frameworks and training strategies on combating cybercrime and dealing with electronic evidence
Publishing date: 12 December 2024
On 5 and 6 December in Tashkent, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) held a Central Asia regional workshop on developing strategic and structured approaches to the training and education of police officers and prosecutors working on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
OSCE promotes intelligence-led policing to strengthen efforts against crime in Moldova
Publishing date: 18 November 2024
From 11 to 15 November, the OSCE gathered representatives from Moldova's General Police Inspectorate in a series of meetings to strengthen national policing strategies through an intelligence-led policing (ILP) framework.
OSCE-led Mobile Training Team marks year one of deployments achieving local ownership milestone in Albania
Publishing date: 15 November 2024
The OSCE-led Mobile Training Team (MTT), a group of 24 border security and counter-terrorism experts from across the OSCE region, met for the second Annual Review Meeting from 11 to 13 November in Tirana, Albania. This was followed by a training workshop for the Albanian Border and Migration Police and Security Training Academy on 14 and 15 November.
Role of gender-sensitive prevention and exit programmes focus on OSCE webinar on International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime
Publishing date: 15 November 2024
To mark the International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against all Forms of Transnational Organized Crime on 15 November, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) held a webinar to discuss the role of women in organized criminal groups. The webinar brought together over x participants including policymakers, criminal justice practitioners, academia and civil society.