The Office of the National Security Council ( hr, Ured Vijeća za nacionalnu sigurnost, UVNS) is the body of the

Croatian security and intelligence system The core of the security and intelligence system of the Republic of Croatia consists of two security and intelligence agencies: * Security and Intelligence Agency ( Croatian: ''Sigurnosno-obavještajna agencija'' or SOA), and *Military Security and ...

which provides support in the field of

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for major state institutions. The UVNS was founded in 2002.

Role

The UVNS was founded for the purpose of performing expert and administrative operations for the

National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a na ...

and the Council for Coordination of Security and Intelligence Agencies. UVNS controls the legality, effectiveness and usefulness of work of intelligence agencies. Expert oversight of the work of the security and intelligence agencies and OTC is one of the key functions of UVNS. UVNS is the Croatian National Security Authority (NSA), which coordinates, harmonizes the adoption and controls the implementation of

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measures in the

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. On October 21, 2012, Petar Mišević was removed as the head of the Office following a phone-tapping scandal. On 30 October 2012, Ivica Panenić was appointed as director of the Office of the National Security Council.Milanović i Josipović odlučili: Ivica Panenić novi je predstojnik Ureda Vijeća za nacionalnu sigurnost
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Office of the National Security Council
{{Authority control Croatian intelligence agencies 2002 establishments in Croatia

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