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OSCE-facilitated agreement on witness protection signed today in Albania
Publishing date: 17 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TIRANA, 17 June 2003- A memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a task force on witness protection has been signed today by a number of Albanian Ministries and international agencies operating in the country...
OSCE Presence welcomes electoral reform agreements signed between Socialists and Democrats
Publishing date: 20 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 20 May 2003- A second, clarifying protocol agreement on the remaining issues related to electoral reform in Albania has been signed by the Socialist and Democratic Parties at the offices of the OSCE Presence in Albania...
Hundreds of cyclists tour Montenegro, Albania and Italy to highlight scourge of trafficking
Publishing date: 6 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
TIRANA, 6 May 2003- Over 400 hundred people took part in a ten-day biking tour through Montenegro, Albania and Italy to raise awareness about human trafficking. The tour, which started in Podgorica, Montenegro, on 27 April finished in Durres...
Media freedom deteriorates in some OSCE States, says OSCE media watchdog
Publishing date: 2 May 2003
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 2 May 2003- The general state of the media in OSCE participating States and the safety of journalists working in hostile environments will be two themes on which the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, will focus...
OSCE welcomes achievements of parliamentary election reform committee in Albania
Publishing date: 14 April 2003
TIRANA, 14 April 2003- Ambassador Osmo Lipponen, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, has welcomed the latest steps to implement recommendations on the electoral process in the country issued by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions...
OSCE welcomes progress in reforming Albania's election law, urges swift resolution on remaining issues
Publishing date: 1 April 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
TIRANA, 1 April 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcome the consensual agreement by the bi-partisan committee of the Albanian parliament on improvements to the...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation to meet Albanian leaders
Publishing date: 24 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization
TIRANA, 24 March 2003- An OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday top-level Albanian leaders, during a four-day visit to Albania. The delegation will be headed by a representative of the Italian minority in...