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OSCE Presence, Constitutional Court announce winners of competition on individual constitutional complaints
Publishing date: 14 December 2022
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Constitutional Court announced today the winners of a competition for drafting of individual constitutional complaints. Twenty-seven students from public and private law faculties across Albania participated in the competition, and their submissions were marked
Combating technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings in Albania in focus of roundtable organized by OSCE Presence
Publishing date: 14 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
National and international experts gathered today in Tirana to discuss measures to combat technology-facilitate trafficking in human beings in Albania. The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE’s Office of the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings
OSCE Presence organizes study visit for Albanian officials to Italy’s 41-bis facilities
Publishing date: 13 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
From 5 to 9 December 2022, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a study visit for Albanian officials to the Italian special detention regime 41-bis facilities. The visit was the first of this kind in Albania, following the introduction of the special regime in 2020 based on the model of the
OSCE organizes regional training for civil society organizations and journalists in monitoring and investigation of the use of public funds through open data
Publishing date: 25 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
What we do: Media freedom and development
From 24 to 25 November, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the OSCE Presence in Albania conducted a two-day regional training for representatives of civil society organizations and journalists from South Eastern Europe in Tirana, Albania. The training enhanced technical capacities and fostered discussions and knowledge sharing on the use of open data in preventing and combating corruption with a special focus on the transparency and oversight of public procurement processes.
Effective judicial responses in fight against organized crime and corruption focus of OSCE regional discussion in Montenegro
Publishing date: 15 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Rule of law
A Regional Conference on the investigation and adjudication of organized crime and corruption, gathering 45 justice sector stakeholders from across the region, as part of the OSCE Regional Trial Monitoring Project, opened on 15 November in Budva, Montenegro.
Cyber threats in focus of OSCE Presence information sessions with schools across Albania
Publishing date: 2 November 2022
As part of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, from 19 October to 2 November 2022, the OSCE Presence in Albania reached out to children, parents, teachers, school psychologists and social workers to increase community awareness on cyber threats. The information sessions, which took place in Korça,
OSCE Presence supports exchange workshop to Slovenia for journalists covering parliamentary affairs in Albania
Publishing date: 1 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
Eleven journalists covering parliamentary affairs from different media outlets in Albania and staff of the Communication Service of the Assembly of Albania traveled to Ljubljana, from 27 to 29 October, to share experiences with their Slovenian counterparts and learn from their best practices. The