Sarajevo, 20 May 2014

The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Exchange and Mutual Protection of Classified Information was signed on May 20, 2014 in Sarajevo, at the margins of the Fourth Conference of the South East European National Security Authorities (SEENSA).
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, the Agreement was signed by the Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, and on behalf of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Agreement was signed by Mr. Mate Miletic, Assistant Minister at the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina - National Security Authority.

Sarajevo, 19-21 May 2014

The Fourth Conference of the South East European National Security Authorities (SEENSA) took place on 19-21 May 2014 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The conference was attended by delegations of the National Security Authorities of the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bulgaria, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Slovenia and Republic of Serbia, as well as by the NATO Office of Security Deputy Director, Mr. Giuseppe Benassi.
The focus of the conference was placed on the discussions about the work accomplished by the thematic working groups (TWG), as well as on their activities in the forthcoming period. The delegation of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accepted the offer by the co-organizers of the conference and the EU Regional Cooperation Council to host the Fifth SEENSA conference to be held in May 2015.

Skopje, 06-07 May 2014
 
The bilateral negotiations for harmonizing the text of the agreement on exchange and mutual protection of classified information between the Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for negotiating agreements for exchange and mutual protection of classified information on bilateral basis with other countries and the delegation of the Government of the Republic of Austria were held in the period from 06-07 May 2014 at the Directorate for Security of Classified Information in Skopje.
The Macedonian delegation was led by the Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, and the Austrian delegation was led by Mr. Gregor Schusterschitz, Head of the Legal Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria.

Skopje, April 15, 2014

The Implementing Security Arrangement on the exchange of data for Security Cooperation between the Slovenian NSA and the Macedonian NSA was signed on April 15, 2014 at the Directorate for Security of Classified Information.
The Implementing Security Arrangement was signed by the Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information of the Republic of Macedonia, and Mr. Boris Mohar, Director of the Government Office for the Protection of Classified Information of the Republic of Slovenia.

Skopje, April 11, 2014

On April 14, 2014, The Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, held a lecture for the students of the Faculty for Security – Skopje at the premises of the Directorate on the set-up, the function and the role of the Directorate within the security system of the state.

Belgrade, 28 February 2014

The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Exchange and Mutual Protection of Classified Information was signed on February 28, 2014 in Skopje.

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, the Agreement was signed by the Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, and on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Agreement was signed by Mr. Goran Matic, Ph. D., Director of the Office of the National Security Council and Classified Information Protection.

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30-31 January 2014, Bucharest

On 30-31 January 2014 representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accomplished a study visit to the National Security Authority of Romania. The accent of the visit was put on the physical security of classified information and the CIS security accreditation. The study visit was supported by the European Commission TAIEX instrument.

Ljubljana, November 28, 2013

At the meeting of the directors of the National Security Authorities from the region, held on November 28, 2013 in Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia, joint conclusions were brought and they were expressed in the following Closing Statement:

“The directors of the NSAs from the region met in Ljubljana at the Regional Meeting of six NSA directors in Ljubljana, Slovenia (RND – 6S meeting).

The goal of the event was reached: RND – 6S confirmed the commitment to upgrade the process of protecting classified information in the region and to demonstrate an awareness that the region itself has to take responsibility for the development of its field of work. Moreover, RND – 6S would like to identify initiatives and projects that might stimulate regional cooperation and integration.

11-14 November 2013, Bratislava

On 11-14 November 2013 three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information accomplished a study visit to the National Security Authority of the Slovak Republic related to the industrial security of classified information. The study visit was supported by the European Commission TAIEX instrument.

Sarajevo, 23-24 October 2013

On 23-24 October 2013 three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information participated in the TAIEX workshop on TEMPEST equipment and TEMPEST zoning. The aim of the workshop was to encourage further regional cooperation of the Western Balkan countries in ensuring protection of classified information through protection against compromising electromagnetic emanations or TEMPEST countermeasures.