National Security Agency (Montenegro)

National Security Agency

Agencija za Nacionalnu Bezbjednost
Agency overview
Formed	May 5, 2005 as the National Security Agency
Preceding agency	State Security Service (in FR Yugoslavia)
Jurisdiction	Montenegro
Headquarters	Bulevar Revolucije 1, Podgorica
Employees	245 (December 2015)
Annual budget	6,6 million € (December 2015)[1]
Agency executive	Vacant, Director of the National Security Agency
Website	www.anb.gov.me

The National Security Agency (Montenegrin: Agencija za Nacionalnu Bezbjednost; ANB) is the national intelligence agency of Montenegro. Its headquarters are located in Podgorica.

According to the law governing ANB, the agency is tasked with collecting, storing, analyzing, assessing, exchanging and guarding

• Intelligence on activities aimed against independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, security and constitutional order of Montenegro
• Intelligence pertaining to defense interests of Montenegro, and accomplishment of strategic defense goals and interests of Montenegro (intelligence and counterintelligence activities in the defense field)
• Intelligence on terrorism activities
• Intelligence on organized crime activities
• Intelligence on gravest forms of crimes against humanity and other assets protected by international law
• Intelligence on foreign intelligence assets, when pertaining to Montenegrin national security
• Intelligence on potential threats to Montenegrin economic interests
• Intelligence on potential threats to international security
• Intelligence on other forms of threats to national security of Montenegro

ANB is also responsible for counterintelligence protection of Parliament of Montenegro, Government of Montenegro, President of Montenegro, and other Government bodies and ministries, pertaining to activities significant to security of personnel, buildings and assets of aforementioned institutions.