Germany’s plans National Security Council
Berlin (dpa) — Germany is moving ahead with the formation of a National Security Council to better coordinate security policy, dpa learnt on Thursday.
Coordination between ministries for the project has reportedly begun, with government sources suggesting that rules of procedure for the council set to be adopted at the next Cabinet meeting on August 27.
The body, headquartered in the Chancellery, would enable the government in Berlin to make well-informed decisions and to profit from strategic foresight to identify medium- and long-term threats.
The formation of the council was included in the coalition agreement between Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the centre-left Social Democratic Party.
The council is to be chaired by the chancellor and include leading ministers as well as representatives from Germany’s states and officials from allied countries and organizations including the European Union and NATO.
Leading German security experts are also to be invited to participate.
The council, modelled on similar bodies in the United States and the United Kingdom, would focus on various aspects of national security, including internal, external, digital and economic security.
The body would meet in the event of crises but also develop long-term strategies.
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