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Migration, counter-terrorism, corruption and more debated at OSCE PA’s Winter Meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 February 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Good governance, Countering terrorism, Migration
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...
Corruption Perceptions Index for Albania concerning and indicates that ongoing reforms have to continue, says OSCE Head of Presence Bernd Borchardt
Publishing date: 31 January 2019
TIRANA, 31 January 2019- Transparency International published the results of its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2018 ranking Albania at place 99 among the 180 countries and territories included in the index.
OSCE Mission to Skopje presented first Legal Commentary on the Law on Criminal Procedure
Publishing date: 20 December 2018
The OSCE Mission to Skopje presented today a Legal Commentary on the Law on Criminal Procedure, the first of its kind, prepared by a group of legal experts that will help lawyers, judges and prosecutors apply the Law in a better and more uniform fashion in the courts.
OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime train Albanian officials to disrupt terrorist financing
Publishing date: 20 December 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Good governance, Countering terrorism
A two-day train-the-trainer course aimed at strengthening the capacity of Albania to disrupt the financing of terrorist networks was held on 18 and 19 December 2018 in Vienna...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan co-organizes workshop on countering money laundering and the financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 14 December 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Good governance, Countering terrorism
Countering money laundering and the financing of terrorism was the focus of a workshop for regulators and policymakers organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan with the co-operation of the Department on Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan and the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) from 11 to 14 December 2018 in Tashkent...
OSCE Mission to Serbia, Italian Embassy and Anti-Corruption Agency mark International Anti-Corruption Day
Publishing date: 14 December 2018
More than 100 high-level officials from South-Eastern Europe dealing with preventing corruption, together with senior representatives of Serbian institutions, civil society organizations and the media gathered for a regional conference in Belgrade on 13 and 14 December 2018 to mark International Anti-Corruption Day...