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OSCE meeting focuses on fighting cross-border organized crime in south-east Europe
Publishing date: 20 February 2004
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 20 February 2004- Combating organized crime, trafficking and terrorism in south-eastern Europe (SEE) was high on the agenda of a pioneering meeting which ends today in Vienna. The Seminar on Cross-border Co-operation in SEE, the first of a...
OSCE Presence calls on government and opposition to draw lessons from 7 February events in Tirana
Publishing date: 9 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TIRANA, 9 February 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania deplores the situation that occurred on Saturday, when peaceful anti-government demonstrations by opposition parties spun out of control for a period of time...
OSCE missions reconfirm support for combating trafficking in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 22 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TIRANA, 22 January 2004- OSCE missions in south-eastern Europe reconfirmed their support to the governments of the region in combating trafficking in human beings, at a meeting...
OSCE Presence conveys condolences for 9 January tragedy and pledges support to fight trafficking
Publishing date: 13 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TIRANA, 13 January 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania extends its condolences to the Albanian people and to the families of the victims of the tragedy of 9 January, when a number of young people lost their lives off the coast of southern Albania...
OSCE approves new mandate for Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 18 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 18 December 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council, representing the Organization's 55 participating States, today approved a new mandate for the OSCE Presence in Albania. The new mandate had been drafted at the request of Albania, as the host...
OSCE Albania Presence notes continued problems with political conduct in 7 December elections
Publishing date: 10 December 2003
TIRANA, 10 December 2003- Sunday's local government elections in the municipality of Vergo were conducted in an orderly manner, however the repeat voting in the commune of Gruemire was marred by serious violations of the law, said the OSCE...
OSCE Presence to observe re-run of local government elections in Albania
Publishing date: 5 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 5 December 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania will deploy observers for the re-run of the local government elections in two communes this Sunday. The Albanian President set the date of the by-election for the commune of Vergo in Delvina...