News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania and Albanian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative join efforts to promote transparency at local level
Publishing date: 3 April 2019
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative signed on 2 April 2019 a co-operation agreement on joint activities to raise local capacities, promote transparency and strengthen anti-corruption efforts at local level.
Improving participation of persons with disabilities in political parties discussed at OSCE/ODIHR event in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 25 March 2019
Challenges and positive practices that could facilitate the participation of persons with disabilities in political parties were the focus of a meeting in Tbilisi on 25 March 2019. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with
Kosovo Police Inspectorate officers conclude OSCE training program on anti-corruption
Publishing date: 1 March 2019
A 4-module specialized training program organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for 49 officers of the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo (PIK) on combating corruption and increasing police integrity concluded today in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime deliver train-the-trainer course on countering terrorist financing for Albanian participants
Publishing date: 1 March 2019
A three-day train-the-trainer course for Albanian participants on countering terrorist financing was organized in Vienna from 27 February to 1 March 2019 by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Global Programme against Money Laundering (UNODC/GPML)...
Migration, counter-terrorism, corruption and more debated at OSCE PA’s Winter Meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 February 2019
VIENNA, 22 February 2019 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 18th Winter Meeting concluded today in Vienna with lively debates on migration, counter-terrorism, gender issues, and combating corruption. With nearly 300 OSCE parliamentarians in attendance, Chairs of OSCE PA ad hoc committees, Special Representatives, and leaders of recent election observation missions presented reports at today’s closing plenary session...
Strengthening capacities of law enforcement in fight against corruption focus of OSCE conference in Skopje
Publishing date: 22 February 2019
SKOPJE, 22 February 2019 – The Prime Minister, the Ministers of the Interior and Justice and the New President of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption addressed a conference on the role of law enforcement agencies in the struggle against corruption, which was organized by the OSCE Mission in Skopje and the Italian Embassy today...