The Club de Berne is an intelligence sharing forum between the intelligence services of the 27 states of the European Union (EU), Norway and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, named after the city of

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

. It is an institution based on voluntary exchange of secrets, experience and views as well as discussing problems.“Club de Berne” meeting in Switzerland
Swiss Federal Office of Police (28 April 2004)Rettman, Andrew (31 March 2011
EU commission keen to set up new counter-terrorism office
EU Observer The Club has existed since 1971 and has no secretariat and takes no decisions. The Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) is an offshoot of the Club and shares terrorism intelligence. It provides threat assessments to EU policy makers and provides a form for expert collaboration. The Group was created after

9/11 The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial ...

to further intelligence sharing cooperation between European intelligence structures.European counter terrorism meeting
MI5 CTG, like the Club, is outside of the EU's institutions but communicates with them via the participation of the

EU Intelligence Analysis Centre (EU INTCEN) The EU Intelligence and Situation Centre (EU INTCEN) is a "civilian intelligence function" of the European Union (EU). Structurally, it is a directorate of the External Action Service (EEAS) and reports directly to the EU's High Representative for ...

(a branch of the European External Action Service). Although it is outside the EU, its presidency rotates inline with that of the EU Council presidency and acts as a formal interface between the Club de Berne and the EU.

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