德国总理默兹敦促欧洲维护自由主义价值观,捍卫养老金改革,反对极右翼AfD联盟。 German Chancellor Merz urges Europe to uphold liberal values, defends pension reform, and rejects alliance with far-right AfD.

德国总理弗里德里希·梅兹(Friedrich Merz)在青年联盟德国日会议上的演讲中强调欧洲在塑造世界未来中的核心作用,强调自由、世界价值观,如自由、信任、对官僚主义和专制主义的开放。 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stressed Europe's central role in shaping the world’s future during a speech at the Young Union's Germany Day conference, emphasizing liberal, cosmopolitan values like freedom, trust, and openness over bureaucracy and authoritarianism. 他警告说,放弃这些原则有可能增强民族主义者的力量,削弱民主,同时批评欧盟的过度监管有损于信任和创新。 He warned that abandoning these principles risks empowering nationalists and weakening democracy, while criticizing excessive EU regulation as damaging to trust and innovation. Merz为一场有争议的养老金改革辩护, 尽管内部政党反对, 认为必须平衡代际公平和政治稳定。 Merz defended a controversial pension reform despite internal party opposition, citing the need to balance generational fairness and political stability. 他重申CDU拒绝与极右派AfD合作,称其意识形态不相容。 He reaffirmed the CDU’s refusal to cooperate with the far-right AfD, calling their ideologies incompatible.