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OSCE and Cyprus police organize international seminar on combating trafficking of cultural property and antiquities
Publishing date: 2 November 2017
Best practices and internationally available tools to prevent and counter trafficking in cultural property and antiquities was the focus of a three-day international seminar designed to build the capacity of some 60 participants from different national services, which concluded on 2 November 2017 in Larnaca, Cyprus.
OSCE holds workshop in Albania on establishing Advance Passenger Information system
Publishing date: 2 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
The Border Security and Management Unit (BSMU) of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in close co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, organized a workshop from 31 October to 2 November 2017 on how to establish an Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Albania, aimed to prevent the movement of foreign terrorist fighters and combat terrorism and transnational crime.
OSCE-wide seminar on benefits of passenger data exchange take place in Vienna
Publishing date: 29 September 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
An OSCE-wide Seminar on Passenger Data Exchange for counter-terrorism and border security officers from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation was held on 28 and 29 September 2017 in Vienna...
OSCE training course in Skopje focuses on detecting forged travel documents
Publishing date: 22 August 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
Increasing operational awareness to detect forged documents and imposters is the aim of a three-day advanced training course for border police officers organized by the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department with support from the OSCE Mission to Skopje, which started at the Police Training Centre in Idrizovo on 22 August 2017...
OSCE training course in Prishtinë/Priština focuses on detecting forged travel documents
Publishing date: 8 August 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
Increasing operational awareness to detect forged documents and imposters is the aim of a three-day advanced training course for specialized police officers organized by the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department with support from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, which started in Prishtinë/Priština on 8 August 2017...
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...
OSCE workshop explores how to establish an Advance Passenger Information system in Montenegro
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Secretariat
PODGORICA, 1 June 2017- A workshop on how to establish an Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Montenegro in alignment with international standards, to help the country’s authorities better regulate the exit, entry and transit of air passengers, was organized by the OSCE from 30 May to 1 June 2017 in Podgorica...