News and press releases

The OSCE, in co-operation with the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, hosted a training on enhancing the K9 capabilities of the Moldovan General Police on 3 and 4 September 2024, at the National Center for Chinology "Dr. Aurel Greblea" in Sibiu, Romania. Over the two-day event,

On 3 and 4 of September 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a two-day workshop on illicit firearms trafficking, involving members of the Trafficking Investigation Sectors of the Albanian State Police (ASP) at both the central and local levels, prosecutors from the General Prosecution

On 15 August 2024, the Seized Property Management Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FAZUOI) and the National Agency of Ukraine for the Detection, Tracing and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening their co-operation in the fight against organized crime and corruption through tracing, detection and management of illegal assets.

From 22 to 24 July 2024, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, jointly with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, facilitated a needs assessment mission to Uzbekistan, focusing on requesting electronic evidence across borders. The mission was held as part of the E-VIDENCE project dedicated to building the capacity of law enforcement in requesting electronic evidence across borders for investigating online criminal matters, including terrorism-related.

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supported a delegation from the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Tajikistan, consisting of eight mid and senior-level leadership officers, during a study visit to law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 to 7 July 2024. The visit was organized in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska Ministry of Interior, and the Federal Ministry of Interior of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, with support from the OSCE Program Office in Dushanbe, met today with the representatives of the OSCE Mission and Police Administration of the Ministry of Interior of Canton Sarajevo, as part of their five-day study visit to the law enforcement agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From 24 to 28 June, the Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the government of Uzbekistan, held a national training course on behavioural detection and interviewing techniques to be used at border crossing points in Uzbekistan. This course was attended by 15 first- and second-line border and customs officers.