News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania and Central Election Commission encourage youth to participate in 25 April parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 4 February 2021
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Central Election Commission (CEC) organized a series of activities centered around young voters, with the aim to boost their participation in elections on the occasion of Global Elections Day, on 4 February 2021.
OSCE Presence to train Albania’s police ahead of 25 April general elections
Publishing date: 26 January 2021
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close partnership with the Albanian State Police and with the support of the Central Election Commission and the General Prosecutor’s Office, organized a series of training courses for about 6,000 police officer across Albania. The training courses, which started on 26 January 2021 and will run until mid-March, address the role of the police in the electoral process and comes ahead of the 25 April parliamentary elections.
OSCE Presence in Albania, Tirana University launch Executive Master’s Programme in Criminology
Publishing date: 14 December 2020
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the University of Tirana launched an Executive Master’s Programme in Criminology, the first of its kind in Albania, at an event on 14 December 2020...
OSCE Presence in Albania holds event on application of Decriminalization Law and its implementation on the 2021 parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands jointly organized a workshop on 11 December 2020 in Tirana. The event focused on the current application of the Law on Decriminalization in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections on 25 April 2021...
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes training course on prosecutorial leadership in the investigation of criminal offences
Publishing date: 3 December 2020
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Albanian School of Magistrates, organized a two-day virtual training course on 2 and 3 December 2020 on the role of prosecutors in investigating criminal offences and their leadership skills for Albania’s Prosecutors and Judicial Police officers...
OSCE Presence, Tirana University establish research centre on transitional justice in Albania
Publishing date: 27 November 2020
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the University of Tirana launched the Centre for Justice and Transformation – a multi-disciplinary research centre in the field of transitional justice – at an online event on 26 November 2020...
Importance of social re-use of assets recovered from organized crime and corruption focus of OSCE workshop in Albania
Publishing date: 26 November 2020
The importance of the social re-use of assets recovered from organized crime and corruption as a public good, and the potential lever it creates to reduce crime and corruption was the focus of an online workshop the OSCE held for participants from Albania on 24 November 2020. The event brought together law enforcement practitioners and representatives of the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets, local and international civil society organizations and academia...