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Minister Fajon: Albania has made remarkable progress on its European path in a short time
Government of Slovenia
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December 17, 2024
SLOVENIA, December 17 - Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon participated in the EU-Albania Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels, where she, on behalf of Slovenia, Austria and Spain, commended the Albanian government for the...
OSCE Presence trains school security officers to increase school safety in Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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December 16, 2024
With the aim to enhance school safety and security through preventive actions, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a series of soft skills training events for school security officers in Korça, Tirana and Shkodra, from 7 to 9 December 2024. The...
OSCE Presence in Albania hosts peer exchange on cryptocurrency money laundering investigations for Albanian prosecutors and investigators
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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December 16, 2024
On 16 December 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania facilitated a peer exchange meeting at the Italian Embassy in Tirana, focusing on financial investigations related to money laundering through cryptocurrencies. This event was designed to foster...
OSCE Presence organizes research visit on criminology to U.S. universities for Tirana University officials
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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December 10, 2024
From 3 to 7 December 2024, a delegation from the University of Tirana conducted a research visit to two prestigious universities in the United States of America with the aim of strengthening capacities and resources to manage the Master Programme...
Political consultations with Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania Megi Fino
Government of Slovenia
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December 11, 2024
SLOVENIA, December 11 - State Secretary Štucin and Deputy Minister Fino agreed that relations between the two countries were very good, with no outstanding issues. Earlier this year, Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar and Minister of Foreign...
OSCE Presence organizes second simulation-based training on human trafficking in Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 26, 2024
From 19 to 21 November 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized its second simulation-based training on human trafficking. Over three days, about 50 participants worked through complex trafficking cases involving vulnerable girls and women...
MEDITERRANEAN: People trapped in buffer zone finally allowed to enter Cyprus ― NGO report reveals more evidence of pushbacks in Greece ― Italy removing staff from migration centres in Albania ― Decision about Malta’s jurisdiction in El Hiblu 3 case due…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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November 28, 2024
All of the people who have spent the past six months trapped in the buffer zone that divides the north and south of the island of Cyprus have finally been allowed to enter the Republic of Cyprus. A new NGO report has revealed yet more evidence of...
OSCE Presence in Albania holds training events on environmental enforcement for inspectors, police and prosecutors
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 22, 2024
From 18 to 21 November 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a series of joint training sessions aimed at strengthening the capacity of prosecutors, police officers and environmental inspectors in tackling environmental crimes. The...
OSCE Presence in Albania, General Directorate of Prisons strengthen prison staff capacities on human rights standards
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 21, 2024
From 19 to 21 November 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the General Directorate of Prisons, organized a training-of-trainers seminar for 35 senior prison staff. The focus was on the Nelson Mandela Rules, the revised UN...
OSCE Chair-in-Office Borg concludes visit to Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 14, 2024
TIRANA, 13 November 2024 —OSCE Chair-in-Office, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Ian Borg, concluded his visit to Albania today, reaffirming the OSCE’s commitment to strengthening regional...
Media role in elections in focus of third workshop organized by OSCE Presence in Albania, Central Election Commission
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 18, 2024
In view of Albania's upcoming 2025 parliamentary elections, the OSCE Presence and the Central Election Commission (CEC) organized a technical workshop titled “Elections 2025: The role of media in the electoral process – Challenges and...
OSCE-led Mobile Training Team marks year one of deployments achieving local ownership milestone in Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 15, 2024
The OSCE-led Mobile Training Team (MTT), a group of 24 border security and counter-terrorism experts from across the OSCE region, met for the second Annual Review Meeting from 11 to 13 November in Tirana, Albania. This was followed by a training...
"Saudi Tourism Authority" Unites Balkan Business Sectors in Albania to Present Umrah Services via "Nusuk" Platform
EIN Presswire
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October 29, 2024
TIRANA, ALBANIA, October 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) successfully concluded an introductory roadshow on the unified "Nusuk" government platform, designed to assist Umrah performers travelling to Mecca and...
Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of Albania
President of Azerbaijan
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November 12, 2024
AZERBAIJAN, November 12 - On November 12, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, met with Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania. During the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between SOCAR, Albania's...
State Secretary Gabrič at the Ministerial Meeting of the Central European Initiative in Tirana
Government of Slovenia
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November 20, 2024
SLOVENIA, November 20 - At the annual meeting of the CEI, held under the Albanian presidency, foreign ministers and their deputies took decisions on the political direction of the organisation, whose main mission is to promote European integration...
OSCE Chair-in-Office Ian Borg to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 7, 2024
VIENNA, 7 November — OSCE Chair-in-Office, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta Ian Borg, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania from 10 to 13 November. He will start his visit in...
OSCE Presence in Albania, Elbasan University inaugurate Legal Clinic for people in need
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 11, 2024
A Legal Clinic was inaugurated today at the University of Elbasan, in which lecturers and fifth-year law students will offer free legal advice to people in need. The establishment of the legal clinic was made possible thanks to a two-year...
MEDITERRANEAN: Council of Europe calls for ‘immediate admission’ of people stranded in Cyprus buffer zone ― Italy to resume transfers to migration centres in Albania despite ongoing legal issues ― Court in Greece acquits asylum seeking minor of people …
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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November 7, 2024
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Cyprus to allow the people who are currently stuck in the buffer zone to seek asylum in the country. Italy is planning to resume the transfer of people rescued in international waters...
OSCE Presence in Albania enhances collaboration with Albanian Prosecutors and State Police to combat human trafficking
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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November 1, 2024
The OSCE Presence in Albania has strengthened efforts in the fight against human trafficking by organizing a series of six local-level meetings with prosecutors and police officers throughout September and October 2024. The meetings aimed to...
Ilham Aliyev received credentials of incoming ambassador of Albania to Azerbaijan
President of Azerbaijan
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October 31, 2024
AZERBAIJAN, October 31 - 31 October 2024, 11:11 On October 31, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, received the credentials of Besart Kadia, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of...