Prime Minister Dorin Recean told the press he supports plans to transform the Supreme Security Council (SSC) from an advisory body under the Presidency into an executive authority. Meanwhile, Lilian Carp, head of the Parliamentary Commission on Appointments and Immunities, told Jurnal TV that a group of experts from the Presidency and non-governmental organizations drafted the initiative.
Recean said amending the law is essential, as security has become a cross-cutting issue. He emphasized the state’s need to strengthen its ability to respond to various risks.
“We must boost our capacity to coordinate all institutions responsible for security. Security is now a transversal field. It includes cybersecurity, food security, energy security, and potential threats of military aggression. As the complexity of security challenges increases, this initiative is both timely and necessary,” Recean told journalists after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 7.
PAS MP Lilian Carp described the current SSC as a “decorative” body. He noted that if the draft submitted for public consultation is registered and approved, Council members would gain greater influence, and their roles would no longer be merely formal.
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“The authors—including experts from the Presidency and NGOs—argue that the SSC’s decisions are only recommendations. Some officials apply them; others ignore them. It makes the Council decorative. Granting it executive authority would give it real power to act,” Carp explained.
On Wednesday, the Committee on National Security, Defense, and Public Order held consultations on the legislative proposal. The draft would amend several laws related to national security. Under the proposed changes, the SSC would become an executive body, its decisions would become binding, and failure to comply could result in criminal liability.
Presidential spokesman Igor Zaharov told Realitatea that the proposals are justified and that Moldova’s security mechanisms must evolve with the current challenges.