“The time when we first had to call all the ministries to get a picture of a crisis is over"

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German officials are describing the newly formed body as the “new nucleus of Germany’s security architecture”. It merges two previous bodies: Germany’s Federal Security Council, responsible for arms exports and defence policy, and the Security Cabinet, convened for crisis decisions.

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Threats to European security from Russia and elsewhere required more nimble decision-making and responses, [German Chancellor Friedrich] Merz argued: “We must become faster, more creative, and more decisive by hardening our infrastructure, improving our coordination, and making our society more resilient overall.”

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