News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson lauds Albania for progress, notes challenges ahead
Publishing date: 10 February 2009
TIRANA, 9 February 2009- Albania plays a constructive regional role, but it must continue on its reform path and focus on improving its election process to achieve its Euro-Atlantic integration goals, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign...
OSCE Presence calls on Albanian government to ensure lustration law meets international standards
Publishing date: 23 December 2008
TIRANA, 23 December 2008- Alex Finnen, the Deputy Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, issued the following statement today...
OSCE Presence, ODIHR urge wider consultation ahead of Albanian parliamentary vote on lustration law
Publishing date: 22 December 2008
TIRANA, 22 December 2008- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Robert Bosch, and the Director of OSCE/ODIHR, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, today urged the Albanian Parliament to consider postponing its vote on a draft lustration law...
Albania launches new electronic National Register of Citizens
Publishing date: 27 November 2008
TIRANA, 27 November 2008- The Albanian Interior Ministry, the OSCE Presence and the Delegation of the European Commission, presented the new National Register of Citizens today. Starting in December, all civil status offices in the country will...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on all political actors to now focus on implementation of Electoral Code
Publishing date: 19 November 2008
TIRANA, 19 November 2008- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania said today that now that the Electoral Code has been approved with an overwhelming majority, the time has come to concentrate on the practical implementation of the Code...
OSCE Presence, Albanian People's Advocate launch project to support detainees' right to file complaints
Publishing date: 18 November 2008
TIRANA, 18 November 2008- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Office of the People's Advocate launched a project today to install sealed mailboxes in detention sites, enabling detainees to file complaints about perceived violations of their rights...
Joint declaration of women parliamentarians calls for 30 per cent female representation in South-Eastern Europe parliaments
Publishing date: 27 October 2008
TIRANA, 27 October 2008- Female parliamentarians from South-Eastern Europe urged their respective parliaments and governments to adopt electoral codes to guarantee at least 30 per cent of seats for women candidates...