Plans by Germany's Christian Democrats to create a US-style National Security Council to oversee foreign policy has been met with opposition from their grand-coalition partners, the Social Democrats.
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Experts 'find Ned Kelly's grave' ... the plans would spell an end to the division of foreign and military policy, which is set out in Germany's constitution. Parliamentary Party Leader Peter Struck said the plans would make it possible to deploy the military in operations within Germany. That's also barred by the constitution. Leading members of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats argue that Germany needs a National Security Council to analyse, coordinate and set policy in the face of evolving threats.
(Deutsche Welle)
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