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The EOS Committee

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

1996-03-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding

Name
The EOS Committee

Short name
EOS-utvalget

Affiliations
Storting (Parliament)

COFOG
03 Public order and safety

Superior body
The Storting

Main affiliation category
National single organization (without subordinated units)

Located
301 Oslo

The EOS Committee was established by the Storting in 1996. The establishment was motivated by the extensive public attention and political debate concerning the secret services and their operation.
The debate also led to the appointment of the Lund Commission, which, in its 1996 report, concluded that the Norwegian Police Security Service, known as Politiets Overvåkingstjeneste (POT) at the time, had been involved in widespread illegal political surveillance, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, of individuals and organisations belonging to Norway's political left.
Source: EOS home page; https://eos-utvalget.no/en/home/about-the-eos-committee/history/
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The EOS Committee has seven members, including the Chair and Deputy Chair. The Committee is elected by the Storting, and is supported by a secretariat.