News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania works together with Albanian Prosecution, State Police to improve co-operation between Judicial Police and Prosecutors
Publishing date: 25 June 2019
The OSCE Presence in Albania signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Prosecution Office of Tirana and the Albanian State Police, respectively, on 24 June 2019 in Tirana...
OSCE Presence, Swiss Embassy sign agreement with Albania on support to parliament and civic education
Publishing date: 20 June 2019
The Albanian government, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Swiss Embassy signed on 18 June 2019 an agreement for implementing a project to support the Albanian parliament and citizen engagement in decision-making.
OSCE Presence in Albania opens exhibition in Tirana featuring artworks by local fine arts students on topic of corruption
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
An exhibition with students’ artworks on the topic of corruption opened at Jordan Misja Fine Arts School in Tirana on 10 June 2019. The exhibition showcased 30 of the best works out of 70 that the school’s students created as part of a competition organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania. Through this exhibition, the Presence aims to raise awareness of the topic of corruption by fostering discussion and reflection among the students and the public...
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák on developments in Albania
Publishing date: 10 June 2019
Bratislava/Nicosia, 10 June 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák expressed his concern today regarding the latest developments in Albania, which may deepen the political crisis further and bring the functioning of the state institutions to a standstill.
Slovakia stands ready to help make Albania’s 2020 OSCE Chairmanship a success, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák in Tirana
Publishing date: 3 June 2019
TIRANA, 3 June 2019 – Visiting Albania, which will chair the OSCE in 2020, this year’s OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, reiterated today in Tirana Slovakia’s commitment to supporting the country in preparing its 2020 OSCE Chairmanship...
OSCE Presence in Albania brings young people from Western Balkans together in third edition of Youth Trail
Publishing date: 24 May 2019
Forty young people from all over the Western Balkans gathered on 23 May 2019 in Tirana to participate in the Youth Trail 2019...
OSCE, UNODC and ICITAP deliver training course in Albania on improving analytical tools and skills to effectively counter terrorist financing
Publishing date: 17 May 2019
A three-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Albania to counter terrorist financing was organized from 15 to 17 May 2019, in Tirana. Twenty-two participants (including five females) from the General Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering (GDPML) (Albanian Financial Intelligence Unit), the State Intelligence Service (SHISH), the Albanian State Police, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Office for Serious Crimes completed the course.