Intelligence Agency of Republic of Macedonia
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Агенција за разузнавање (АР) Agencija za razuznavanje (AR) | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 1, 1995 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Headquarters | Skopje, Macedonia |
| Motto | none |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www.ia.mk |
The Intelligence Agency of Republic of Macedonia was set up as a separate body of state administration under the Law on the Intelligence Agency adopted in April 1995.
Competence
The Intelligence Agency is competent to collect data and information of relevance for the security and defense of the Republic of Macedonia and the economic, political and other interests of the state. The Agency analyses and researches the data and information and is obliged to inform the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Government of the Republic of Macedonia and other state bodies on issues of relevance for their field of work. The Act on the manner of information is adopted by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, upon prior consent of the President of the Republic of Macedonia.
Civil control over the Agency
The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia oversees the work of the Agency through a corresponding commission. The Commission submits a report to the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia about the activity performed once a year at the most. Prior to submitting the report the Commission is obliged to communicate the same to the Director of the Agency.[1]
Organizational structure
Directors
| # | Portrait | Name | Mandate commenced on | Mandate finished on | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1995 see State Security Administration | |||||
| 1 | Vlado Popovski | 1995 | ? | SDSM | |
| 2 | Aleksa Stamenkovski | ? | ? | SDSM | |
| 3 | Dragi Grozdanovski | 2000 | 2002 | VMRO-DPMNE | |
| 4 | Dosta Dimovska | 2002 | 2003 | VMRO-DPMNE | |
| 5 | Dragi Grozdanovski 2nd term | 2003 | 2004 | VMRO-DPMNE | |
| 6 | Lazar Kitanovski | 2004 | 2006 | SDSM | |
| 7 | Kire Naumov | 2006 | 2007 | SDSM | |
| 8 | Viktor Dimovski | 2007 | 2009 | VMRO-DPMNE | |
| 9 | Aleksandar Bocinov | 2009 | 2013 | VMRO-DPMNE | |
| 10 | Nakje Chulev | 2013 | incumbent | VMRO-DPMNE | |
Budget
The budget of the agency for 2012 is in the flowing web address
See also
- List of Directors of Intelligence Agency
- Macedonia
- Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (Police Agency)
- Military Service for Security and Intelligence-G2 (Military Agency)