The German government has decided to establish a National Security Council

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius have approved the creation of the National Security Council (NSC), which could simplify consultations on defense and security issues. This was reported on August 27 by Euractiv.

It is noted that the new security body will combine the already existing German Federal Security Council, which is responsible for arms exports and defense policy, and the Security Cabinet, which is convened to make anti-crisis decisions.

According to Merz, the newly formed council will deal with both long-term planning of the country's "integrated security policy" and "cross-cutting issues of national security at the intersection of internal, external, economic and digital security."

The National Security Council will include the Chancellor himself and nine ministers. Experts from the German security and intelligence services, as well as representatives of NATO and the EU, will be invited to the meetings if necessary.

Make Germany great again: Merz decided to turn the Bundeswehr into the strongest army in Europe

The German Chancellor plans to return the introduction of universal military service, although it is not provided for by the coalition agreement.

Bloomberg reported on July 28 that Germany's defense budget could double (to €162 billion) over the next four years, as Germany seeks to rearm on a large scale and meet NATO's goals of increasing defense spending to 3.5% of GDP.

The Berliner Zeitung (BZ) newspaper noted on August 9 that the German authorities have begun to rearm the Bundeswehr in order to make the strongest army in Europe. It was noted that within the framework of this project, Germany plans to submit more than 60 arms purchase contracts to Parliament for approval by the end of the year.

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