Free: New Security Council does not deprive countries of powers

The new head of the chancellor's office, Thorsten Frei, has many construction sites ahead of him. One very important thing is the establishment of the National Security Council. Implementation is already under way.

As the new head of the Federal Chancellery, Thorsten Frei is a minister for special tasks. He sees his role as an "honest realtor". He wants to maintain the expensive expansion of the Chancellery. As an opposition politician, he had criticized the plans earlier as a "pitch building".

Much larger than the White House: The Chancellery in Berlin is already considered the largest government headquarters in the world. An extension would nearly double its size, as would the construction costs. The new head of the Chancellery is critical of halting construction.

The new head of the Federal Chancellery, Thorsten Frei (CDU), intends to continue with the expansion of the building despite previous criticism. "The time when one could have reasonably decided to stop construction has long since passed," Frei told the magazine "Stern." He had a very critical view of the expansion. "But something is now growing out of the ground there." The most cost-effective solution for continuing construction will be sought.…