The Hellenic National Intelligence Service (NIS or EYP) (Greek: Ethniki Ypiresia Pliroforion, Εθνικη Υπηρεσια Πληροφοριων, ΕΥΠ) is the national intelligence service of Greece. Its headquarters are located in Athens.

Mission

The mission of NIS is national security. The agency fulfills its mission by:

• Information collecting, processing, evaluating and distribution. This information may be of a political, economic or military nature.
• Confronting spying activities by foreign agents.
• Securing national communications.

Personnel

The director general of NIS is Pavlos Apostolides (alternative spelling: Pavlos Apostolidis).

The agency is directly responsible to the Minister of Public Order, who can appoint or dismiss the director general.

NIS employs the following categories of personnel:

• Permanent civilian personnel.
• Scientific civilian personnel, serving on the basis of private contracts of employment.
• A number of officers on active service in the Armed Forces, the Harbour Guard or the Hellenic Police. It also employs an unspecified number of national field agents.

History

The agency had the name Central Intelligence Service (KYP, Greek: ΚΥΠ) from 1953 until 1986, when its name changed to National Intelligence Service .

NIS was established by law 1645/86 on August 28, 1986. This law is published online on the official web site: English version, Greek version

See also

• List of intelligence agencies
• Greece

External links

• Official Web Site
• English version of law 1645/86
• Greek version of law 1645/86