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OSCE Presence in Albania organizes reginal meeting of police canine units, introduces training manual
Publishing date: 1 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
On 28 and 29 February 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized the second regional expert meeting on advancing the regulatory framework of police canine units. This event, held for the second year in a row in Albania, brought together representatives of police canine units from Tirana,
Swift intervention necessary to break practice of early school dropout in Kosovo, concludes OSCE report
Publishing date: 1 March 2024
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo published today its latest thematic report “School Dropout: Behind the Numbers of Dropouts from Compulsory Education in the Kosovo System 2020-2023.”
OSCE supports open data policies in Ukraine through specialized training
Publishing date: 1 March 2024
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities, Education
Open government data boost good governance, digital innovation and economic development. To promote the use and benefits of open data, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) conducted two training courses for national and regional Ukrainian government
Strengthening airport security through behaviour detection focus of OSCE training in Chisinau
Publishing date: 1 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
Enhancing airport security through behaviour detection was the focus of a training session held from 27 to 29 February in Chisinau by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Airport Police Network (AIRPOL). Bringing together 15 officers from the Moldovan Border Police, Customs Service, and Airport Administration, the interactive session equipped Moldovan border and law enforcement officers with advanced techniques and methods of effective behaviour detection at airports.
Slovakia’s 2023 early parliamentary elections: ODIHR election assessment mission final report
Publishing date: 1 March 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Slovakia’s 2023 early parliamentary elections were competitive and pluralistic, with fundamental rights and freedoms respected, but while the contestants enjoyed equitable campaign conditions, they competed in an environment characterized by high polarization. The elections were managed
OSCE trains directors and staff members from women resource centres in Tajikistan on social enterprise development
Publishing date: 1 March 2024
Creating models to establish social enterprises and diversify sources of income to ensure sustainability were among the skills learned by twelve women at a training course for 26 representatives of OSCE-supported Women’s Resource Centres (WRCs).
Serbia early parliamentary elections 2023: ODIHR election observation mission final report
Publishing date: 28 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Although technically well-administered and offering voters a choice of political alternatives, Serbia’s 2023 early parliamentary elections were dominated by the decisive involvement of the President, which, together with the ruling party’s systemic advantages, created unjust conditions for