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The Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) was established by Parliament in September 2015, pursuant to an EU-brokered political agreement to overcome the political crisis that arose following the 2015 wiretap scandal. This report is the result of the OSCE Mission to Skopje’s trial monitoring observations of cases under the competence of the SPO. This interim report focuses primarily on the 20 cases in which the SPO filed indictments by the statutory deadline. It contains a factual overview of the charges in those cases and analyses relevant developments up to and including confirmation of the indictments, with a specific focus on precautionary measures and the controversy over the admissibility of the wiretaps. In addition, this report includes information related to four cases initially prosecuted by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO), and taken over by the SPO, as well as an overview of publicly available information related to ongoing SPO investigations.

Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Conventional Arms Transfer

Security Dialogue: Nuclear Security in the OSCE Area: – Presentation by Mr. A. Stritar, Director of the Slovenian Nuclear Administration; – Presentation by Mr. J. C. Lentijo, Deputy Director General of the IAEA and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security; – Presentation by Ms. E. K. Sokova, Deputy Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey; – Presentation by Mr. R. Howsley, Executive Director of the World Institute for Nuclear Security. Situation in and around Ukraine.

Report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Mr. Harlem Désir. Presentation by the Secretary General of the Annual Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2017 and the Report of the External Auditor. Annual report of the Audit Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1300 on amending OSCE Staff Regulations and Staff Rules. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1301 on the Financial Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 and the Report of the External Auditor. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1302 on the 2018 OSCE Mediterranean Conference. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and the illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Education legislation in Latvia. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, marked on 26 June 2018. Situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Russian Federation. Rule of law and human rights defenders in Turkey. Rule of law and human rights defenders in the Russian Federation. Attacks on Roma settlements in Ukraine. Forty-fourth round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 19 and 20 June 2018. Early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, held on 24 June 2018. Release of the 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report by the United States Department of State.

Information Exchange on Anti-Personnel Mines and Explosive Remnants of War

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 20 August 2018.

The interview was given during his visit to Tirana on 28-29 May 2018.