Meetings of the National Security Council are jointly convened and matters to be discussed and decided are jointly determined by the President of the Republic and the President of the Government. The meetings of the National Security Council are chaired by the President of the Republic, and the decisions thereof are co-signed by the President of the Republic and the President of the Government.
Members of the National Security Council are the President of the Republic, the President of the Government, Member of the Government responsible for national security, the Minister of Defense, the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, the Minister of Justice, National Security Advisor to the President of the Republic, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia, the Director of SOA, the Director of VSOA, and the Head of UVNS.
The President of the Parliament also takes part in the work of the National Security Council.