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OSCE Presence, together with Albanian and Italian schools of public administration, trains municipal officials on anti-corruption and good governance
Publishing date: 11 July 2018
From 4 June to 11 July 2018, the OSCE Presence in Albania, together with the Albanian School of Public Administration, trained 200 public officials on issues of good governance, integrity and anti-corruption. The public officials of mid- and lower management level came from 20 municipalities from the regions of Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan, Gjirokastra and Dibra, with half of them coming from the Tirana Municipality alone...
ODIHR publishes election-related handbooks and guidelines in Western Balkan languages
Publishing date: 9 July 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Good governance, Rule of law
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has released translations of five publications on different aspects of elections into six Western Balkan languages.
Greater political will is needed to ensure implementation of international commitments, participants say at opening of OSCE PA Annual Session in Berlin
Publishing date: 9 July 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
BERLIN, 8 July 2018 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2018 Annual Session opened today in Berlin with calls for greater political will to ensure the full implementation of international commitments found in the Helsinki Final Act and other OSCE documents. As elected representatives of the people, members of parliament have a key role to play in building support among decision-makers in governments for ensuring compliance with these commitments, speakers said at the Annual Session’s opening plenary session.
Policies and practices of open government data management focus of study visit to Japan by Uzbekistan delegation, supported by OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 29 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Good governance
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supported a four-day study visit of a government delegation from Uzbekistan to Japan to learn about policies and practices of open government data management. The visit, which concluded on 29 June 2018 in Tokyo, was organized in co-operation with the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Japan...
South East Europe must focus on common goals and continue reform, say OSCE PA leaders at London seminar
Publishing date: 28 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
LONDON, 28 June 2018 – To achieve their goals and objectives, the countries of South East Europe must focus on their common interests, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (Georgia) said at a meeting of the European Leadership Network at the House of Lords in London today...
OSCE report on judicial shortcomings in processing corruption cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina presented in Bihać
Publishing date: 21 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Good governance, Rule of law
BIHAĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 June 2018- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented a first assessment of issues negatively impacting the quality and effectiveness of the judicial response to corruption in BiH to representatives of the judiciary and law enforcement agencies today in Bihać...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supported workshop on combating corruption
Publishing date: 21 June 2018
A two-day workshop aimed at assisting representatives of law enforcement bodies to combat corruption concluded on 21 June 2018 in Skopje.