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OSCE welcomes establishment of media ethics council in Albania
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
TIRANA/VIENNA, 28 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on the Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Pavel Vacek, welcomed today the creation of the Albanian Council on Media Ethics...
OSCE supports co-operation among NGOs to protect Roma communities from human trafficking
Publishing date: 18 September 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Roma and Sinti
TIRANA, 18 September 2006- Preventing human trafficking in Roma communities is the focus of a three-day OSCE-organized meeting that began today in Tirana...
OSCE/ODIHR to help modernize civil registry and address system in Albania
Publishing date: 8 September 2006
Content type: Press release
TIRANA/WARSAW, 8 September 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will provide expertise to Albania's General Directorate of Civil Status to help modernize the country's civil registration and address systems...
OSCE Presence welcomes agreement between Albanian political parties
Publishing date: 31 August 2006
TIRANA, 31 August 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania today welcomed agreement between Albanian ruling and opposition parties on electoral and media issues and noted that the move was a positive reflection...
OSCE Presence supports preparation of Tirana value map for restitution and compensation of property
Publishing date: 13 June 2006
TIRANA, 13 June 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian State Committee on Property Restitution and Compensation today signed an agreement that provides for the preparation of a property value map for the region of Tirana in four months...
OSCE Presence and Albanian Interior Ministry to hold roundtable discussion on voter lists
Publishing date: 23 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 23 May 2006- The legal and sub-legal framework for the preparations of voter lists ahead of the forthcoming local government elections will be the focus of a roundtable discussion tomorrow, jointly organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania...
OSCE Chairman raises rule of law, democratic institutions and economic development with Albanian authorities; urges resumed work on electoral reform
Publishing date: 26 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 26 April 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, held talks in Tirana with President Alfred Moisiu, Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj. The OSCE Chairman called on Albanian...