The EU Council General Secretariat Security Office (GSCSO)

The EU Council General Secretariat Security Office (GSCSO) is the competent EU body for cooperation with the Directorate for Security of Classified Information (DSCI) in the area of the exchange and protection of classified information between the Republic of Macedonia and the EU.

After a need has been determined, a joint inspection team, composed of representatives of the EU GSCSO, the European Commission and of a National Security Authority of a member country, if it has expressed interest in participating in the team, performs inspection visits to the DSCI Central Registry and the registries located in the ministries and other state organs, as well as in the diplomatic and consular representation offices of the Republic of Macedonia where EU classified information is kept and handled.

The cooperation with the EU GSCSO is at a very high professional level, which is also confirmed by the positive results from the performed inspections in the Republic of Macedonia and the visit of the DSCI representatives to the EU Council upon the invitation by the high ranking GSCSO officials.