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Head of OSCE Presence welcomes restriction of MPs’ and judges’ immunities in Albania
Publishing date: 19 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
TIRANA, 18 September 2012- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the approval of amendments to the Constitution by the Albanian Assembly, restricting the general immunity from criminal prosecution of Members of Parliament, judges and other high-level officials...
OSCE Presence in Albania donates computers, trains staff of Justice Ministry's prison service
Publishing date: 20 July 2012
TIRANA, 20 July 2012 – The OSCE Presence in Albania donated today several computers to the Albanian Justice Ministry’s Internal Control Service of Prisons (ICSP) as part of an OSCE project which also includes assistance with amending internal regulations, training staff and implementing an electronic monitoring project...
Conference co-organized by OSCE Presence highlights need for parliamentary ethics in Albania
Publishing date: 16 July 2012
TIRANA, 16 July 2012- Standards and regulations to ensure parliamentary ethics, as well as their implications for the wider legislative, anti-corruption and integrity framework, are the focus of a two-day conference that started today in Tirana...
OSCE/ODIHR highlights importance of women’s leadership in political parties in Albania
Publishing date: 18 June 2012
Content type: News
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Enhancing gender equality within political parties was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in Tirana by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Presence in Albania on 18 June 2012...
OSCE Presence provides Albania’s electoral body with computers ahead of local government elections
Publishing date: 31 March 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Good governance
The OSCE Presence in Albania provided 35 computers to the Central Election Commission (CEC) on 30 March 2011. The computers will be used in the preparation and administration of the 8 May local government elections...
OSCE Presence, EU finalize project on modernizing Albania’s civil registry and address system
Publishing date: 17 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
TIRANA, 17 February 2011 – The concrete results of a four-year project to modernize administrative addresses and civil registration systems in Albania were presented today at an event organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Delegation of the European Union and the Interior Ministry...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to support preparations for 8 May local elections
Publishing date: 14 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 14 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today joined the Albanian President in calling all political parties to support the necessary preparations of local government elections on 8 May 2011...