Presentation

The Intelligence College in Europe has been founded in Paris on March 5th 2019 in the presence of the European intelligence community. It aims at improving connectivity and visibility of intelligence in Europe.

European partners have launched the Intelligence College in Europe as a platform bringing together professionals from the intelligence community and decision-makers to debate matters of common interest. It is based on the principles of openness, voluntariness and collegiality.

The Intelligence College in Europe is an initiative carried by European partner states. By offering activities aimed at connecting knowledge and stakeholders as well as intelligence and security services it enhances the security of Europeans.

Activities

The Intelligence College in Europe is a tool for dialogue between the European intelligence community, decision-makers and academics to stimulate strategic thinking, enhance mutual knowledge, and develop a common European intelligence culture.

Our activities aim at: 

  • raising awareness on intelligence issues on the level of decision-makers;
  • fostering better mutual understanding on matters of intelligence and European policy-making;
  • stimulating European strategic thinking for intelligence officers, in partnership with European universities and think tanks.

Events

  • Paris, France

    Inaugural session of the Intelligence College in Europe, Paris, March 5th 2019.

    This session has gathered representatives from the intelligence community, officials and decision-makers from 30 European countries for a discussion about a “European strategic culture”.

    The President of the French Republic did the closing speech and announced the main lines of the Intelligence College in Europe.

    Speech by President Macron