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OSCE strengthens law enforcement and judicial response to gender-based violence through survivor engagement and theater play in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Minister Fajon calls for stronger action and return of abducted Ukrainian children at Luxembourg meeting
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...
Owner: Slovenian Government
Albanian Heritage Foundation Columbus Celebrates Cultural Education at Annual Meeting
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...
At Yacht Club de Monaco the 5th Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous
MONACO, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Speeding up the environmental transition and building sustainable, connected, people-centred marina infrastructure. Investors, architects, marina managers, manufacturers and innovators are ready to meet...
Fashion Designers of Latin America Bigger, Bolder, and More Human Than Ever. Elevating Latin America on the World Stage.
New York Fashion Week | FDLA Showcases the best of Latin America NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- This season, Fashion Designers of Latin America (FDLA) returned to New York Fashion Week with a powerful...
Agron Hoti, Owner of Hoti Gallery in Verona, Launches "Donate an Everflow Work" campaign to Build a Network of Real Impact
VERONA, Italy, Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agron Hoti, founder of Galleria Hoti Verona has announced the launch of “donate an Everflow work”, a social impact initiative that enables collectors to donate artwork fragments to hospitals,...
Education Nonprofit Brings International Economics Olympiad to United States; American Students Urged to “Compete and Win”
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...
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…
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...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)
Minister Asta Vrečko hosts a working meeting of the Ministers of Culture of the Western Balkans
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...
Owner: Slovenian Government
Slovenian Cultural Holiday also marks the ceremonial opening of the cross-border European Capital of Culture
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...
Owner: Slovenian Government
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…
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...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)
FDLA Shows at New York Fashion Week: Bigger, Bolder, and More Inclusive Than Ever
Uniting Cultures, Igniting Creativity: FDLA Elevates Latin American Fashion on the Global Stage at NYFW 2025 NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Fashion Designers of Latin America (FDLA) is proud to announce its...
Author, Tony Jeton Selimi, British Albanian Visionary, Named Finalist for SME National Business Person of the Year 2024
Author Tony J. Selimi is redefining excellence in business and leadership, empowering global transformation through innovation, vision, and impactful coaching. LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, December 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ --...
OSCE trains police cadets to strengthen criminal justice responses to gender-based violence in Banja Luka
From 9 to 12 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Police Academy in Banja Luka conducted four one-day basic training courses for police cadets on gender-based violence (GBV) in...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Presence trains school security officers to increase school safety in Albania
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...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Presence, Albanian Central Election Commission organize technical roundtable on improving voting’s secrecy, preventing voters’ intimidation
On 11 December, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Central Election Commission (CEC) held a technical roundtable to discuss ways to enhance voting secrecy and prevent voter intimidation. The event emphasized safeguarding one of the fundamental...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Presence organizes second simulation-based training on human trafficking in Albania
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...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Dual U.S. and Albanian Citizen Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Distributing Instructions Regarding Homemade Explosives
A former New York man and dual citizen of the United States and Albania was arrested yesterday in New York on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham...
Owner: American Government
OSCE Chair-in-Office Borg concludes visit to Albania
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...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Presence in Albania holds training events on environmental enforcement for inspectors, police and prosecutors
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...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe