GSPI was established in January 2003 to satisfy the needs of Romania and the European Union ( EU ) regarding counter-terrorist operations and internal protection following the Moscow theater hostage crisis in October 2002 and reported to the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform . Two Romanian police officers had conducted a study tour of EU countries police tactical units prior to the formation and significant assistance was provided from Germany 's GSG 9 with the creation and development of GSPI . In 2007 , GSPI joined the European Union ATLAS Network with other EU countries national police tactical units . In March 2009 , GSPI was disbanded after a huge corruption scandal . In 2015 , GSPI was re-established as part of the Department of Information and Internal Protection
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Grupul Special de Protecție și Intervenție