Visits

Prague, 25-27 June 2019

A three-member delegation of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information visited the Czech National Security Authority in Prague, in the period from 25 to 27 June 2019, within the study visit on the “Strengthening the role of the National Security Authority within the national security system of governance: Organisational, Human Resources and Legal aspects”, supported by the TAIEX instrument of the European Commission. The aim of the study visit was to get familiar with the organizational set-up and the legal competencies of the Czech NSA, as well as exchange of experiences on issues related to the cooperation with the international organizations and the implementation of the EU regulation on the protection of classified information.

Skopje, June 14, 2019

A US National Disclosure Policy Committee (NDPC) team visited Skopje in the period from 10 to 14 June 2019 in order to do a survey of the national security system for protection of classified information by having meetings and discussions with relevant authorities in the country. The final goal of the survey visit was to officially initiate bilateral negotiations for harmonization of the text of a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA).

Brussels, 18-19 October 2018

Representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information were part of the delegation of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia led by the Deputy President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and Minister of Defence Radmila Shekerinska, together with the National Coordinator for NATO Stevo Pendarovski, which completed the Accession Talks with NATO in Brussels on 18-19 October 2018.

Skopje, 5-6 March 2018

On the occasion of the fourteenth anniversary of the establishing of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, Ms. Wendy A. Bashnan, Director of the NATO of Security visited the Republic of Macedonia on 5-6 March 2018.
The program of the visit included Ms. Bashnan’s participation at the Round Table with the security services that the Directorate organized on 5 March 2018 on the topic The Reforms in the Security and Intelligence Community in the Republic of Macedonia and the Integration in NATO, as well as individual meetings with the heads of the security services functioning within the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence, and with the director of the Intelligence Agency. During the visit, Ms. Bashnan also had the opportunity to meet the national coordinator for preparing Macedonia to join NATO, Mr. Stevo Pendarovski, Ph.D.

23-25 October 2017, Sofia

A three-member delegation of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information visited the Bulgarian State Commission on the Information Security in Sofia, in the period from 23 to 25 October 2017, within the study visit on the exchange of good practices related to the mutual exchange and protection of classified information, supported by the TAIEX instrument of the European Commission.

Rome, 27-29 September 2016

In the period from 27-29 September 2016 three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accomplished a study visit to the National Security Authority of the Italian Republic. The visit was supported by the European Commission TAIEX instrument. The aim of the study visit was to exchange experiences and obtain new knowledge related to physical security of classified information and security accreditation of the communication and information systems processing classified information.

Tallinn, 27-29 September 2016

In the period from 23-25 August 2016, with the support of the European Commission TAIEX instrument, a study visit to the National Security Authority of the Republic of Estonia was accomplished by three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information. The aim of the study visit was to exchange experiences and obtain new knowledge related to cyber security, with an emphasis on the legal framework, the model of practical regional and international cooperation, as well as on the lessons learned and the applicable solutions for handling of emerging challenges.

Brussels, 18-21 April 2016

A representative of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information was part of the group that accomplished the study visit to Brussels in the period from 18 to 21 April 2016. The visit, organized by the European Affairs (SEA), was the second phase of the training on Common Foreign and Security Policy and Cyber Security – Program 5: CFSP and cyber security.
The training was organized in the framework of the fifth cycle of the Norwegian training project Sustainable EU Training and Education System, aimed at enhancing the analytical capacities of the working groups for the drafting the NPAA, in preparation of the first phase of the negotiations (acquis analytical review).
The aim of the training/study visit was enhancing the analytical capacities and advancing the knowledge in the CFSP and cyber security through immediate introduction to the EU institutions and through discussions with foreign speakers and experts on current topics and issues of interest to the Euro-integration processes of the Republic of Macedonia.

Prague, 7-10 March 2016

In the period from 7 to 10 March 2016 three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accomplished a study visit to the National Security Authority of the Czech Republic. The visit was supported by the European Commission TAIEX instrument. The aim of the study visit was to exchange and obtain new experiences related to cyber security, with emphasis on the relevant EU and Czech regulations, the Czech experiences in the drafting of the cyber strategy and in the building of the National Cyber Security Centre, as well as on the experiences related to the protection from electromagnetic emanation (TEMPEST).

Athens, December 16, 2016

Within the pilot project Enhancing cybersecurity, Protecting information and Communication networks - ENCYSEC", a representative of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information was a part of the group that visited the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) in Athens on December 16, 2016. The project was funded by the EU under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, managed by EC DG DEVCO. The aim was to raise the level of security and the resilience of the information Communciation Technologies networks in the Republic of Macedonia, Moldova and Kosovo by building and training local capacities to adequately prevent, respond and prosecute cyber-attacks and/or accidental failures. The focus of the visit was put on the cyber security strategies and awareness raising, as well as on enhancing international cooperation.

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