TAIEX Study Visit to the National Security Authority of the Federal Republic of Germany

Bonn/Berlin, 4 to 9 June 2012

Three representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information visited the National Security Authority of the Federal Republic of Germany in the period from 4 to 9 June 2012. The study visit was supported by the TAIEX instrument of the European Commission. The aim of the study visit was to obtain knowledge of the work of the German institutions which have competencies in the protection and handling of classified information, with particular emphasis on the information security. For that reason working visits were accomplished to the federal institution for security of information BSI and the Ministry of Economy and Technology in Bonn, and to the National Security Authority of the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin.

This study visit is of great importance for the Republic of Macedonia because new experience and practices were obtained related to the protection and handling of classified information. These experiences and the established contacts with the German representatives will contribute to enhancing the bilateral cooperation and to the practical implementation of the signed Memorandum of Agreement on technical and information cooperation and of the bilateral agreement on mutual protection of classified information to be signed soon between the Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Germany.