General Intelligence and Security Service
| Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst | |
Headquarters of the General Intelligence and Security Service | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 30 May 2002 |
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| Headquarters | Europaweg 4, Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
| Motto | "Live fish swim against the current, only the dead ones float with it" |
| Employees | apprx. 2,000 |
| Annual budget | € 249,167,000 (FY2018) |
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| Parent department | Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
| Website | General Intelligence and Security Service (in English) |
The General Intelligence and Security Service (Dutch: Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst [ˈɑlɣəmeːnə ˈʔɪnlɪxtɪŋən ɛn ˈvɛiləxɦɛitsˌdinst, -ŋə ʔɛn -]; AIVD) is the intelligence and security agency of the Netherlands, tasked with domestic, foreign and signals intelligence and protecting national security as well as assisting the Five Eyes in investigating foreign citizens. The military counterpart is the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), which operates under the Ministry of Defence.