The Government Council for National Security (KYSEA) convened today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis briefed the Council on the latest international developments, with particular emphasis on Iran and the Middle East. The Council also approved defense procurement matters concerning the Armed Forces, as well as the National Strategy for the Resilience of Critical Entities (2026–2030).

At the same time, Minister of Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris briefed members on the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum and on migration flows.

Among the main defense procurement programs were the weapons systems of the well-known “Achilles’ Shield” project, which had not yet received formal approval, as Greece and Israel had been engaged in behind-the-scenes negotiations over the level of participation by the Greek defense industry. Athens had made it an inviolable condition that Greek defense companies secure at least a 25% share of participation in this major program.

According to information from protothema.gr, the scope of the defense procurement programs proposed by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias amounts to €4.2 billion. Competent sources point out that these programs take into account lessons learned from recent conflicts and make the Hellenic Armed Forces largely resilient against new types of threats (such as drones).