German chancellor calls for EU reform and more military autonomy
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called for reforms in the European Union to admit new states and gain more military autonomy.
Scholz, speaking at the European Socialist Party Congress in Berlin, called for the gradual dismantling of the principle of consistency in areas such as EU foreign policy and tax policy.
“I know we still have a lot of persuasion to do,” he said, “but I also made it clear that if a geopolitical Europe is our aspiration, then a majority decision is progress, not Loss of sovereignty."
The Associated Press said many EU decisions can currently only be made when all countries vote unanimously.
Scholz also supports more military autonomy in the EU. He called for coordinated procurement of weapons and equipment, the creation of an EU rapid reaction force by 2025 and the creation of the European Union Command for the European Armed Forces.
He said, "In Europe, we need better interaction between our defense efforts," "Europe will need to increase synergy in the future, and we must confidently drive European defense together."
中文翻譯:
德國總理呼吁歐盟改革并有更多的軍事自治
德國總理朔爾茨(Olaf Scholz)星期六呼吁歐盟進行改革以接納新的國家并獲得更多的軍事自治。
朔爾茨在柏林歐洲社會黨代表大會上講話時呼吁逐漸廢除歐盟外交政策以及稅務政策等領域的一致性原則。
他說,“我知道我們還有很多的說服要做,”“可我還明確表示,如果一個地緣政治的歐洲是我們的愿望,那么多數(shù)決定就是個進展,不是主權的喪失。”
美聯(lián)社說,歐盟很多決定目前只有在所有國家一致投票時才能做出。
朔爾茨還支持歐盟更多的軍事自治。他呼吁協(xié)調采購武器裝備,2025年前成立一支歐盟快速反應部隊并成立歐洲武裝部隊的歐盟司令部。
他說,“在歐洲,我們需要我們國防努力之間更好的互動,”“歐洲未來將需要增加協(xié)同能力,我們必須信心十足地聯(lián)合推動歐洲的防務。”