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Gender-responsive policing in focus at cadet training organized by OSCE and Albanian Security Academy
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 26, 2025
More than 400 police cadets in Albania strengthened their skills in gender-responsive policing during a series of one-day introductory training courses organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Presence in Albania, and the...
Albanian Parliament launches e-Legislation Portal with OSCE and Swiss support
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 23, 2025
On 23 June 2025, in an important milestone for Albania’s legislative process, the Assembly of Albania launched the e-Legislation Portal, created through a project of the OSCE Presence in Albania with funding from the Swiss government. The Portal,...
OSCE Presence trains Albanian journalists to report responsibly on small arms, security and gender-based violence
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 5, 2025
Eleven journalists from different media outlets participated in a training aiming to enhance the quality of reporting on incidents related to small arms and light weapons (SALW), with a specific focus on gender-based violence, on 3 June 2025. The...
Xcel Talent Launches Dance Convention at DansMusik Fest in Albania, Auditioning European Dancers for U.S. Representation
EIN Presswire
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May 30, 2025
VLORE, GA, ALBANIA, May 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Xcel Talent Agency, a leading boutique agency renowned for representing top-tier dancers, choreographers, and actors, is set to elevate the global dance scene with the launch of a new dance...
Albania’s parliamentary elections competitive and well run but lacked level playing field, international observers say
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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May 12, 2025
TIRANA, 12 May 2025 – Elections to Albania’s parliament were competitive and professionally managed, the authorities rose to the challenge of organising out-of-country voting for the first time and candidates could mostly campaign freely, but they...
OSCE Presence, University of Tirana strengthen partnership to advance media development
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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May 26, 2025
Ambassador Michel Tarran, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, met with Prof. Dr. Mark Marku, Dean of University of Tirana’s Faculty of History and Philology, on 26 May 2025, to discuss strengthening collaboration and advancing Albania’s goals in...
Ilham Aliyev arrives in Albania for working visit
President of Azerbaijan
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May 15, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, May 15 - Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, made a phone call to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On May 15, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic...
Albanian authorities make social media work for youth crime prevention at OSCE workshop
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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April 15, 2025
Representatives from Albanian authorities joined child-protection specialists and young people in Tirana on 14–15 April to explore how social media can be used to prevent youth involvement in crime. The workshop was organized by the OSCE...
Experts say Albania’s elections will reshape politics in the Western Balkans
EIN Presswire
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May 7, 2025
New report by New Lines Institute gives insight into Albania’s democratic fragility, corruption reform efforts, and impact on stability in the Western Balkans. WASHINGTON D.C. , DC, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- New Lines...
MEDITERRANEAN: Greece under renewed pressure to end pushbacks ― Cyprus accused of failing to protect vulnerable groups from exploitation ― First deportation from controversial Italian centre in Albania ― IOM reports almost 25,000 deaths in Central Medi…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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May 8, 2025
The Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights has demanded that Greece adopts a zero-tolerance approach to pushbacks and strengthens border safeguards. A report by the CoE Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings...
Vlora, Albania to Transform into the City of Dance for DansMusik Fest 2025
EIN Presswire
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May 2, 2025
August 18-23, 2025 – Vlora, Albania VLORE, VLORA, ALBANIA, May 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following the resounding success of last year’s DansMusik Fest, which drew over 25,000 fans to witness headliner DJ Steve Aoki at Lungomare, Vlora is...
Los Cabos Fashion Week® 2025 Powered by FDLA: Latin American Luxury, Innovation, and Artistry Shine in Paradise
EIN Presswire
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June 25, 2025
Los Cabos Fashion Week® 2025 will take place from July 23–27, 2025, at the iconic ME Cabo, a luxury lifestyle hotel. CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO, June 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Los Cabos Fashion Week® 2025 will take place from July 23–27, 2025,...
OSCE strengthens law enforcement and judicial response to gender-based violence through survivor engagement and theater play in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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May 2, 2025
On 28 and 29 April, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a two-day training course on gender-based violence (GBV) for 24 police and judicial professionals from the...
Minister Fajon calls for stronger action and return of abducted Ukrainian children at Luxembourg meeting
Government of Slovenia
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April 14, 2025
SLOVENIA, April 14 - At the meeting, ministers discussed the escalating situation in Ukraine, where Russian attacks are intensifying, the number of casualties continues to rise and there is still no ceasefire agreement in sight. Minister Fajon...
Albanian Heritage Foundation Columbus Celebrates Cultural Education at Annual Meeting
EIN Presswire
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December 18, 2024
COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, December 18, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Albanian Heritage Foundation Columbus (AHFC) hosted its annual meeting on December 14, 2024, gathering over 300 attendees to celebrate and promote the culture and language...
ITALY: Government considering new use for detention centres in Albania after third failed transfer ― Continued controversy and ICC investigation over deportation of Libyan war crimes suspect ― Refugee rights activists among people targeted in spyware a…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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February 13, 2025
The government is reportedly investigating the possibility of repurposing its controversial detention centres in Albania into repatriation centres. The impacts of the government’s decision to release and deport a Libyan general who is subject to...
Minister Asta Vrečko hosts a working meeting of the Ministers of Culture of the Western Balkans
Government of Slovenia
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February 9, 2025
SLOVENIA, February 9 - The attendees also included the Minister of Culture and Sports of the Federation of BIH, Sanja Vlaisavljević, the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, Željka Stojičić, the Minister of Culture and...
Slovenian Cultural Holiday also marks the ceremonial opening of the cross-border European Capital of Culture
Government of Slovenia
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February 9, 2025
SLOVENIA, February 9 - Over the past two and a half years, the Ministry of Culture has worked with cultural institutions and professionals to strengthen international cultural relations and cultural diplomacy. This has included leveraging two...
MEDITERRANEAN: Four children lost in two shipwrecks ― People seeking asylum subjected to invasive surveillance in Greek camp ― Italy resumes transfers to detention centres in Albania ― Recriminations over Italian government’s repatriation of Libyan gen…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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January 30, 2025
Four children have died in two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. A recent NGO report has revealed that people housed in the closed controlled access centre on the Greek island of Samos are subjected to invasive surveillance practices. The Italian...
Education Nonprofit Brings International Economics Olympiad to United States; American Students Urged to “Compete and Win”
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 12, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Certell, Inc., an Indiana-based education nonprofit that provides free online textbooks and other educational materials to American secondary-school teachers and students, has been named the Official...