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4.1. Presence in Albania
Introduction
During 2019, the OSCE Presence in Albania (the Presence) focused its police-related activities
on three key-areas: i) a stronger commitment towards investigation of serious and organized
crime through financial intelligence, police-prosecutors co-operation and support to Joint
Investigation Teams (JITs); ii) tackling transnational threats; and iii) intensifying national and
regional law enforcement co-operation, including cross-border information exchanges, risk
analysis and attention to migration issues.
The Presence continued to promote a citizen and community perspective against crime and
insecurity. It supported community policing and assisted a multi-agency engagement against
radicalization and extremism with the Government’s Co-ordination Centre, the ASP and the
BUDGET (UB)*
2019
2018
TOTAL
TOTAL
2,981,200 EUR
2,917,900 EUR
84%
11%
12%
SECURITY CO-OPERATION
DEPARTMENT
SECURITY CO-OPERATION
DEPARTMENT
366,000 EUR
327,800 EUR
STAFF*
2019
2018
TOTAL
SECURITY CO-OPERATION
DEPARTMENT
Total
84
11%
9 Total
6 Local
3 International
(UB)1
*
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Figures on budget and staff provided by the Presence in Albania.
TOTAL
SECURITY CO-OPERATION
DEPARTMENT
Total
84
11%
9 Total
6 Local
3 International
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