德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周五表示，欧盟领导人对该联盟接下来七年的预算仍存在深刻分歧，其中包括德国在内的一小部分国家正推动对欧盟委员会提出的方案进行大幅削减。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday that European Union leaders remain deeply divided over the bloc’s next seven-year budget, with a smaller group that includes Germany pushing for significant cuts to the European Commission’s proposals.
默茨在布鲁塞尔举行的欧盟领导人会议第二天表示，27个成员国对从2028年起实施的支出计划持有截然不同的立场。他表示希望能在年底前达成协议，但警告称成功并不确定。
Speaking on the second day of an EU leaders’ meeting in Brussels, Merz said the 27 member states hold very different positions on the spending plan that would run from 2028 onward. He expressed hope that an agreement could still be reached by the end of the year but cautioned that success was far from certain.
“各个成员国之间存在非常不同的立场，”默茨说。“一个较小的群体——其中包括德国——认为我们必须将欧盟预算相比欧盟委员会提出的方案大幅削减。”相比之下，另一大批国家则希望扩大预算，他补充道。
“There are very different positions among the individual member states,” Merz said. “A smaller group -- which includes Germany -- believes that we must significantly reduce the European budget compared to the proposals put forward by the European Commission.”A larger group of countries, by contrast, wants the budget expanded, he added.
从德国的角度来看，委员会的数字必须进一步下调，默茨强调。他指出，所有成员国国内都面临财政紧缩的压力，欧盟支出大幅增加并不现实。
From Germany’s perspective, the Commission’s figures must be brought down further, Merz stressed. All member states face fiscal tightening efforts at home, he noted, and a sharp rise in EU spending is not realistic.
“欧盟预算增加约50%根本不可行，这在财政上是不可行的。而且考虑到涉及的国家分摊额，这是没有任何国家能够承受的，”他警告道。
“It is simply not tenable for the European budget to increase by around 50%, that is not financially feasible. And given the national contributions involved, it is something no one can afford,” he warned.
领导人需要详细讨论这些问题，默茨表示。11月可能会召开一次额外的欧洲理事会会议，随后将在12月进行多日谈判。
Leaders will need to discuss the issues in detail, Merz said. An additional European Council meeting is likely in November, followed by multi-day talks in December.
“我仍然希望我们能够通过一致的理事会决定，使2028年以后的欧盟预算走上正轨，”默茨说。“但我们是否能成功，我今天完全无法说；仍然存在太多相互冲突的观点，”他补充道。
“I remain hopeful that we will succeed in getting the European budget for the years from 2028 onwards on track through a unanimous Council decision,” Merz said. “Whether we will succeed, I cannot say at all today; there are still too many conflicting views,” he added.