The Supreme Security Council (SSC) (Romanian: Consiliul Suprem de Securitate, CSS) is an advisory body to the President of Moldova (concurrently the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Moldovan Armed Forces) which aides and assists the President in the implementation of military policy and national security decisions.[1][2] Its authority is vested in the Constitution of Moldova. The President is one of many permanent members of the council and chairs all of its meetings. Permanent members of the council since October 2009[3] have included the following:[4][5]
| Consiliul Suprem de Securitate al Republicii Moldova | |
 Seal of the SSC | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 31 October 1995 |
| Jurisdiction | Moldova |
| Headquarters | Presidential Palace, Chișinău |
| Agency executives |
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| Website | presedinte |
Members
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- Maia Sandu – President of the SSC; President of Moldova
- Stanislav Secrieru – Secretary of the SSC; Defense and National Security Advisor to the President
- Igor Grosu – President of the Moldovan Parliament
- Dorin Recean – Prime Minister of Moldova
- Lilian Carp – Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for National Security, Defense and Public Order
- Anatolie Nosatîi – Minister of Defense
- Adrian Efros – Minister of Internal Affairs
- Alexandru Musteață – Director of the Security and Intelligence Service
- Ion Munteanu – Prosecutor General of Moldova
- Anca Dragu – Governor of the National Bank of Moldova
- Dumitru Alaiba – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization
- Mihai Popșoi – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Oleg Serebrian – Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration
- Cristina Gherasimov – Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration
- Veronica Mihailov-Moraru – Minister of Justice
- Victor Parlicov – Minister of Energy
- Andrei Spînu – Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development
- Ala Nemerenco – Minister of Health
- Veronica Roșca – Chair of the Parliamentary Judicial Committee for Appointments and Immunities
- Adrian Băluțel – Chief of Staff to the President
- Olga Roșca – Foreign Policy Advisor to the President
- Irina Gotișan-Sotnic – Press Secretary and Public Communication Advisor to the President
- Vladimir Munteanu – First Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Moldova
- Serghei Diaconu – Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, Foreign Cooperation Advisor
- Ana Revenco – Director of the Center for Strategic Communication and Combating Disinformation
- Tatiana Răducanu
- Iulian Groza
Whenever the new composition of the CSS is officiated, the president signs a decree to appoint them as council members. Other non-permanent members such as parliamentary faction leaders and intellectuals are also invited to attend.[6] The composition was most recently changed in June 2019 by President Igor Dodon following the constitutional crisis that occurred.[7]
In wartime, the CSS is renamed to the Supreme Council on Defense, to which the president chairs the council in their position as Supreme Commander-in-Chief.[8]
See also
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edit- ^ "President Dodon signs decree to form the new Supreme Security Council: Who are the members". 10 March 2017.
- ^ http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=290266 [bare URL]
- ^ Bruneau, Thomas C.; Matei, Florina Cristiana (2013). The Routledge Handbook of Civil-military Relations. Routledge. ISBN 9780415782739.
- ^ "Componenţa Consiliului Suprem de Securitate — Președinția Republicii Moldova". www.presedinte.md. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24.
- ^ "Moldovan president asks convening of Supreme Security Council immediately".
- ^ "Moldovan president signs decree creating new composition of Supreme Security Council".
- ^ "Moldova's Parallel Leader Warns Incumbent Against New Venezuela". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-12.
- ^ Moldova Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments. Lulu.com. 3 March 2012. ISBN 9781438775050.