Управа за безбедност и контраразузнавање (УБК) Uprava za bezbednost i kontrarazuznavanje (UBK) |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1995 |
Preceding agencies | |
Jurisdiction | World |
Headquarters | Skopje, Macedonia |
Employees | Classified |
Annual budget | Classified |
Ministers responsible | |
Website | www.mvr.gov.mk |
The Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (Macedonian: Управа за безбедност и контраразузнавање), commonly referred to by the acronym UBK, is the domestic counterintelligence and security agency of the Republic of Macedonia. Its headquarters are located in Skopje, and the agency is under jurisdiction of the Macedonian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The agency was founded in the People's Republic of Macedonia under the name Department for People's Protection OZNA, as the official security agency in the Macedonian socialist republic. Officially, the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence, was founded in 1995 under the name Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence.