德国总理梅尔茨呼吁欧盟进行经济和军事改革,以避免依赖美国或中国。 German Chancellor Merz calls for EU economic and military reforms to avoid dependence on U.S. or China.

德国总理弗里德里希·梅尔兹敦促欧盟加强其经济和军事力量,以确保全球影响力,并警告说,如果不进行改革,提高竞争力和统一,欧洲就有可能依赖美国或中国。 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the EU to strengthen its economic and military power to ensure global influence, warning that without reforms to boost competitiveness and unity, Europe risks dependence on the U.S. or China. 他在欧盟首脑会议之前在联邦议院发言,呼吁减少监管,加快程序,并建立一个欧洲证券交易所,同时倡导与南锥体共同市场进行贸易交易,并利用被冻结的俄罗斯资产为乌克兰的国防提供资金。 Speaking in the Bundestag ahead of an EU summit, he called for reduced regulations, faster procedures, and a European stock exchange, while advocating for trade deals with Mercosur and using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defense. Merz强调,和平需要力量,援引最近的加沙停火来证明果断行动能够取得什么成果,并宣布了一项打击俄罗斯混合威胁的国家计划,包括假情报和网络攻击。 Merz emphasized that peace requires strength, citing the recent Gaza ceasefire as proof of what decisive action can achieve, and announced a national plan to counter Russian hybrid threats, including disinformation and cyberattacks.