National Intelligence Centre (Spain)
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The National Intelligence Centre (Spanish: Centro Nacional de Inteligencia, CNI) is the Spanish official intelligence agency, acting as both its foreign and domestic intelligence agency. Its headquarters are located next to the A-6 motorway near Madrid. The CNI is the successor of the Centro Superior de Información de la Defensa, the Higher Centre for Defence Intelligence. Its main target areas are North Africa and South America and it operates in more than 80 countries. CNI's official budget for 2021 is approximately 300 million euros (the CNI can get further resources from the classified funds).[3]
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Centro Nacional de Inteligencia | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 6 May 2002[1] |
Preceding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Spain |
Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
Employees | Classified |
Annual budget | €337.1 million (2023)[2] |
Agency executive | |
Parent agency | Ministry of Defence |
Child agencies |
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Website | www.cni.es |
The Secretary of State-Director of the CNI is currently Esperanza Casteleiro.