News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania to mark International Roma Day
Publishing date: 7 April 2006
TIRANA, 7 April 2006- On the occasion of the International Roma Day, marked 8 April, the Head of the OSCE Presence extended congratulations and good wishes to the Roma community in Albania, and said it would continue...
OSCE Presence completes training for Albanian border and migration police
Publishing date: 31 March 2006
TIRANA, 31 March 2006- Over 100 members of the Albanian border and migration police from eleven cities have completed an OSCE-supported training course on the use of border surveillance equipment...
OSCE Presence and Albanian Interior Ministry organize meeting on voter list reform
Publishing date: 1 February 2006
TIRANA, 1 February 2006- Reform of voter list compilation was the focus of a roundtable organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Interior Ministry. Participants found that a decentralized model of preparing voter lists...
OSCE Presence and ODIHR welcome beginning of electoral reform in Albania
Publishing date: 20 January 2006
TIRANA/WARSAW, 20 January 2006- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Organization's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) welcome the establishment of a new parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee to further electoral reform in Albania...
OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for an inclusive discussion on changes to Albanian election process
Publishing date: 18 November 2005
TIRANA, 18 November 2005- Amb. Christian Strohal, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, today stressed the need for Albania to take full charge of any discussion and decisions aimed at improving its electoral system.
OSCE Presence and Albania's Magistrates School organize first seminar on juvenile justice
Publishing date: 24 October 2005
TIRANA, 24 October 2005- Over ninety professionals from the Albanian judicial system attended a seminar on juvenile justice issues organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the country's School of Magistrates...
OSCE Presence donates solar generators to Albanian border and migration police
Publishing date: 18 October 2005
TIRANA, 18 October 2005- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the donation of eight solar generators to the country's Border and Migration Police...