2014 Handbook

2023 Network Annual Fall Conference in Berlin, Germany

The Network Annual Fall Conference was held in Berlin on 16-18 October 2023, hosted by the Bundesarchiv - Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv

About the Network

About us

The idea that initially guided the founders was to simplify procedures related to the possibility of conducting research and exchanging documents, but over time cooperation has taken on a more complex character.

Documents Online - sovietblocksecurity.eu portal

The representatives of the institutions forming The European Network of Official Authorities in Charge of the Secret-Police Files gathered on the meeting in Berlin in December 2013 agreed to digitalize and to publish jointly online records from the multilateral meetings of the former communist state security services, beginning with records from the multilateral meetings of the lines responsible for “political-ideological subversion” and for foreign intelligence.

Foundation paper

Members and Associate members of the European Network

The network was formed in December 2008 as a cooperative platform connecting institutions holding the archival collections of the former communist state secret police forces. The organization is currently consisting of eight members and five associate members.

Organizational Structure

The European Network of Official Authorities in Charge of the Secret-Police Files was formed in December 2008 as a cooperation platform connecting the institutions holding the archival collections of the former communist state secret police forces

Presiding Organisation

The National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives (CNSAS, Romania) is the presiding organization of the Network for the 2025 - 2026 term