Germany’s coalition government was unable to agree on the creation of the National Security Council due to disagreements over how the organization would work and who would lead it. Der Spiegelciting sources.
According to journalists, months of negotiations between Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Social Democratic Party) and Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock (The Greens) did not result in an agreement. As a result, it was decided to temporarily postpone the project.
The journalists’ publication says that the minister does not want to transfer some of his powers to the office of the chancellor, which is already busy making serious decisions, and the office of the chancellor opposes the subordination of the body to the Ministry of the Interior. Since then, the department will have the right to decide independently.
The Green Party fears that the political role of the State Department will diminish. Party representatives proposed a model in which the council would be led in turn.
Der Spiegel in January Wrote About the delay in adopting a German national security strategy due to disagreements between Scholz and Burbock.