TheGovernment Council for National Security (Greek:Κυβερνητικό Συμβούλιο Εθνικής Ασφαλείας), usually known by its acronymKYSEA (ΚΥΣΕΑ), is the supreme decision-making body on issues offoreign policy andnational defence ofGreece. It was established in 1986 by initiative of Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou. Since its creation, its composition has changed many times. The president of the council is theprime minister.

After the latest overhaul of its membership in July 2012, it comprises:^[1][2][3]

• thePrime Minister of Greece as chairman
• theMinister for Foreign Affairs
• theMinister for National Defence
• theMinister for Citizen Protection
• theMinister of Migration and Asylum
• the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
• the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection
• the Chief of theHellenic National Defence General Staff

The National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Greece performs the functions of secretary of the KYSEA.

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