News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Prosecutor’s Office of Bulgaria nominated as new host of OSCE-supported Secretariat of Permanent Conference of Organized Crime Prosecutors
Publishing date: 7 December 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office of Bulgaria is the new host of the Secretariat of the Permanent Conference of Organized Crime Prosecutors. The decision was reached on 6 December at the seventh network meeting, organized with the support of the OSCE.
OSCE convenes first meeting of Multi-Agency Committee in Bosnia and Herzegovina for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 6 December 2021
On 30 November 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Bosnia and Herzegovina, established as part of its project Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe.
International good practices in intelligence-led policing focus of OSCE-organized training course for law enforcement and criminal justice officials in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 1 December 2021
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat jointly organized the online training course “Intelligence-Led Policing: from Theory to Strategic and Operational Practice” from 22 to 25 November
OSCE Mission supports Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kosovo Police with translation equipment to improve bilingual public services
Publishing date: 24 November 2021
Translators and proof-readers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kosovo Police were trained on using computer-assisted translation software during a two-day workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Kosovo on 18 and 19 November 2021.
OSCE organizes workshop on strengthening effective security sector governance in Albania through partnerships between security institutions and civil society
Publishing date: 23 November 2021
A two-day workshop on strengthening effective security sector governance through partnerships between security institutions and civil society concluded on 23 November 2021 in Tirana. The workshop was jointly organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence. It brought together some 28 representatives from Albanian state security institutions, civil society, and the media.
Achievements of regional initiative on asset recovery in focus of OSCE briefing
Publishing date: 19 November 2021
On 19 November, the Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) organized a technical briefing to discuss the impact of a regional project “Strengthening the fight against transnational organized crime in South-Eastern Europe through improved regional co-operation in asset seizure, confiscation, management and re-use”.
Citizen perception of Police improves, OSCE Mission to Montenegro survey finds
Publishing date: 19 November 2021
About three quarters of citizens perceive the Police more positively as compared to last year, while 41% of citizens claim that the police have experienced changes for the better in the previous 12 months. These are key findings from a Perception of the Police in Montenegro survey commissioned by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, conducted by the Consultancy Agency DeFacto.