The Centre for Excellence is a Polish-Slovak initiative supported by Hungary and Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic.
Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said that the Centre for Excellence was “fundamentally important, especially regarding threats from Russia”.
In a statement issued when a deal to set up the centre was signed, NATO said: “As the primary hub of NATO expertise in military counter-intelligence, the COE aims to expand the capabilities of the Alliance and its member nations to enhance NATO counter-intelligence and improve interoperability”.
The new centre in Kraków is expected to run specialist courses and training for agents. (vb)
Source: IAR