News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Albanian civil society organizations promote increased participation of women in elections
Publishing date: 9 February 2008
TIRANA, 9 February 2008- Civil society experts today prepared a set of recommendations aiming to increase women's role in politics as candidates, leaders and voters. The proposals came at the end of a forum...
International organizations in Albania advocate significance of data protection
Publishing date: 28 January 2008
TIRANA, 28 January 2008- Marking the Data Protection Day, the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Delegation of the European Commission and the Council of Europe in Albania jointly emphasized the importance of a data protection system that meets European...
OSCE Presence report calls for improving Albanian criminal appellate courts
Publishing date: 11 January 2008
TIRANA, 11 January 2008- Albanian criminal appellate courts need further improvement to better comply with fair trial standards and the rule of law, says a report published this week by the OSCE Presence...
OSCE Presence supports opening of Aarhus Centre in Vlora
Publishing date: 19 December 2007
VLORA, Albania, 19 December 2007- An Aarhus Centre, which will provide the public with information and legal expertise on environmental matters, opened in the southern city of Vlora today...
OSCE Presence calls on political parties in Albania to work intensively on electoral reforms
Publishing date: 18 December 2007
TIRANA, 18 December 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania welcomed today the extension of the mandate of the parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee on Electoral Reform and urged politicial representation to make progress in furthering electoral reform...
OSCE fosters Albania and Montenegro law enforcement co-operation in fight against trafficking and organized crime
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
TIRANA, 15 November 2007- Enhancing co-operation between Albanian and Montenegrin police, prosecutors and judges in the fight against transnational organized crime was the focus of an OSCE meeting that ended in Shkodra today...
Albania modernizes address and civil registration systems with support from the OSCE Presence
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
TIRANA, 15 November 2007- The Albanian government's work to computerize the country's civil registry and create a new address system was presented today at a conference organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania together with the Interior Ministry...