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Outgoing OSCE Head in Tirana holds last meeting with Friends of Albania Group
Publishing date: 24 July 2002
TIRANA, 24 July 2002- In his capacity as Chairman of the local Friends of Albania Group, Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, called together a session of the Group yesterday in Tirana's German Embassy...
Ambassador Ahrens urges Albania to implement anti-corruption plan
Publishing date: 12 June 2002
TIRANA, 12 June 2002- Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, urged the implementation of the revised government anti-corruption plan and said the General Prosecutor's office had a key role to play in the fight...
Judicial reform and combating organized crime top agenda of Friends of Albania meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
VIENNA, 17 April 2002- Judicial reform and combating organized crime as well as economic development in Albania were the main focus of today's meeting of the Friends of Albania group
Fifth civil society development centre in Albania opened in Elbasan
Publishing date: 26 March 2002
TIRANA, 26 March 2002- The last of a network of five Civil Society Development Centres located throughout Albania was officially opened today in Elbasan by the representatives of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Albania, the OSCE Presence in...
OSCE Presence in Albania and ODIHR urge implementation of election recommendations
Publishing date: 27 February 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 27 February 2002- Two election experts from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Tirana from 18 to 26 February to support the OSCE Presence there in its efforts to follow-up on recommendations...
OSCE launches project for the modernization of Albanian Parliament
Publishing date: 12 December 2001
Tirana, 12 December 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Presence in Albania has signed an agreement with the Dutch Government, through the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Tirana, for a project to modernize the capacity of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania...
Network of civil society development centres to be established in Albania
Publishing date: 6 November 2001
TIRANA, 6 November 2001- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) have established a network of five civil society development centres, which will be opened throughout the country this month...