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OSCE Presence trains Albanian police officers in undercover techniques
Publishing date: 28 March 2013
TIRANA, 28 March 2013 – The OSCE Presence in Albania, in partnership with the Italian Government, concluded the final phase of an in-depth training course in undercover techniques for nine police officers from the Internal Control Service of Albania’s Interior Ministry...
OSCE Presence to train Albanian Police on their role in elections
Publishing date: 26 March 2013
TIRANA, 26 March 2013- Seven thousand police officers will be prepared for their role in the electoral process through a series of trainings organized by the OSCE Presence and the Albanian State Police, ahead of the 23 June general elections...
OSCE Presence in Albania promotes co-operation between probation service and local government
Publishing date: 13 November 2012
A conference on enhancing co-operation between the Probation Service of Albania and the local government took place in Tirana on 13 November 2012. The event was organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Probation Service...
OSCE Presence supports Central Election Commission and State Police in administering re-run election
Publishing date: 28 July 2011
TIRANA, 28 July 2011 – The OSCE Presence in Albania loaned today satellite phones to the Albanian State Police and the Central Election Commission to support their work in remote rural areas during the local government elections to re-run on 31 July 2011...
Albanian state police to train colleagues in Afghanistan following course supported by U.S. training programme, OSCE Presence
Publishing date: 25 February 2011
TIRANA, 25 February 2011 – Albanian police instructors today completed an OSCE-supported course that will enable them to travel to Afghanistan this summer to train Afghan police in basic policing techniques...
OSCE Presence and U.S. Justice Department donate equipment to support Albanian Police professional development
Publishing date: 13 January 2011
TIRANA, 14 January 2011- Two machines for electronic scoring of exams by police officers were handed over to the Albanian State Police by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the United States' International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) today...
OSCE, Albanian State Police conclude roundtable series on community policing
Publishing date: 7 July 2010
TIRANA, 7 July 2010- A series of roundtable discussions on community policing, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian State Police, concluded today in the city of Saranda...