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OSCE Presence, General Prosecutor’s Office organize workshop on strengthening prosecutors’ role in combating electoral crimes in Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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April 10, 2025
On 10 April 2025, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the General Prosecutor’s Office organized a workshop aimed at enhancing investigative and prosecution capacities of electoral crimes ahead of 11 May parliamentary elections. The event – which...
WiseEuropa’s RenovAID Project Drives Energy Efficiency in Buildings Across Albania and Kosovo
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 10, 2025
WARSAW, Poland, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The RenovAID - Multi-level Structural Support for Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Kosovo and Albania project, part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI), has released its latest...
Cosmos Health Launches Sky Premium Life in Albania through Partnership with Pharma Cell; Secures Initial $300,000 Order
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 8, 2025
CHICAGO, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cosmos Health Inc. ("Cosmos Health" or the “Company'') (NASDAQ:COSM), a diversified, vertically integrated global healthcare group engaged in innovative R&D, owner of proprietary pharmaceutical and...
ODIHR opens election observation mission in Albania
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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April 2, 2025
TIRANA, 2 April 2025 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 11 May parliamentary elections in Albania, following an official invitation from the national...
OSCE leads regional effort to prevent youth violence across South-Eastern Europe
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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July 7, 2025
As peer violence and early criminal behavior among young people become growing concerns, the OSCE held an intensive two-day regional training in Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 2 and 3 July. The event brought together key frontline...
ODIHR observers to Albania’s parliamentary elections to hold press conference on Wednesday
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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April 1, 2025
TIRANA, 1 April 2025 – Observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference on the opening of the election observation mission to the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Tirana on...
OSCE Presence in Albania strengthens environmental governance at municipal level
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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March 27, 2025
The OSCE Presence in Albania has completed a series of thematic training sessions aimed at enhancing environmental inspection and control at the municipal level. The initiative is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen environmental governance and...
Costa Rica’s and Albania’s accessions to the GPA 2012 edge closer to conclusion
World Trade Organization
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March 26, 2025
Progress on accessions to the GPA 2012 Parties welcomed Costa Rica's "final" market access offer submitted in January 2025. Reaffirming its strong commitment to acceding to the GPA 2012 as soon as practicable, Costa Rica's representative, Leonor...
Ilham Aliyev met with President of Albania
President of Azerbaijan
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March 13, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, March 13 - On March 13, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, met with Bajram Begaj, President of the Republic of Albania. Bajram Begaj conveyed his congratulations to his Azerbaijani counterpart on the successful...
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...
N2OFF and Solterra Unite to Pioneer Solar PV Development in Albania
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 10, 2025
This new collaboration was driven by the successful fast tracking of joint projects in Germany and Italy follows the recently signed three-way clean energy cooperation agreement between Italy, Albania, and the United Arab Emirates Neve Yarak,...
OSCE strengthens Albania’s asset recovery efforts
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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January 30, 2025
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, organized a workshop on asset recovery and extended confiscation on 28...
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...
N2OFF and Solterra Join Forces to Exclusively Co-Develop the Solar PV Market in Albania
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 23, 2025
This new collaboration was driven by the successful fast tracking of joint projects in Germany and Italy follows the recently signed three-way clean energy cooperation agreement between Italy, Albania, and the United Arab Emirates Neve Yarak,...
Presentation of Letters of Credence to the President of Albania
Government of Slovenia
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January 27, 2025
SLOVENIA, January 27 - On this occasion, he highlighted the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, emphasizing their partnership and alliance. His mandate will focus on strengthening economic cooperation, where many untapped...
Presentation of a letter of credentials to the President of Albania
Government of Slovenia
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January 27, 2025
SLOVENIA, January 27 - On this occasion, he underlined the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, which are marked by partnership and alliance. The focus of his mandate will be on strengthening economic cooperation, where many...
Golden Flowers and Green Nickel: Albania is Pioneering New Era of Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Mining Innovation
EIN Presswire
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December 30, 2024
NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, December 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A New Dawn for Sustainable Industry: Albanian Minerals and Metalplant Forge a Green Revolution in Nickel Production: In a world propelled by the pursuit of progress, a...
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...