德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周一重申了推进其改革议程的必要性，指出要减少官僚障碍、推进公共行政数字化以及改革社会保障体系。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday reiterated the need to press ahead with his reform agenda, citing the reduction of bureaucratic hurdles, the digitalization of public administration, and reforms to social security systems.
“我们正在投资重建和现代化我们的基础设施和国防能力，”默茨周一晚上在德国投资峰会上对商界领袖发表讲话时表示，闭门会谈将于周二继续进行。
“We invest in rebuilding and modernizing our infrastructure and our defense capabilities,” Merz said in an address to business leaders at the Invest in Germany summit on Monday evening, with closed-door talks to continue on Tuesday.
“德国正在开展其近代史上规模最大的现代化行动。在未来几年，我们将加大年度力度，投入5亿欧元用于重建和现代化基础设施，以及用于绿色能源和气候倡议，”他补充道，呼吁投资者参与这一现代化进程。默茨还指出，将加大力度推进国家军队的现代化。
“Germany is embarking on the biggest modernization drive in its recent history. In the coming years we are on top of our annual efforts, channeling half a billion euros into rebuilding and modernizing our infrastructure as well as into green energy and climate initiatives,” he added, urging investors to take part in this modernization drive. Merz also pointed to stepped-up efforts to modernize the country’s military.
“我们将在本十年末前投入超过5000亿欧元，以加强防御能力并现代化军事基础设施，”他说。
“And we will commit over €500 billion by the end of the decade to strengthen our defensive capacities and modernize our military infrastructure,” he said.
总理强调，改革进程是“我们必须以代际努力应对的代际挑战”的一部分。一项于10月8日发布的调查显示，大多数德国人认为默茨的改革方向错误，这位保守派领袖的人气已降至个人低点。
The chancellor stressed that the reform process is part of “generational challenges to which we must respond with a generational effort.”Most Germans say Merz’s reform drive is headed the wrong way, and the conservative leader has fallen to a personal low, a survey published on Oct. 8 found.
由德国公共广播电台ZDF进行的民意调查显示，59%的受访者认为联盟政府对养老金、医疗和长期护理的计划及部分已采取的改革措施正朝着“错误的方向”发展。只有30%的人表示这些措施走在正确的轨道上。仅有默茨所属的保守派基民盟/基社盟联盟的支持者中，多数人持赞成态度，比例为66%。
The poll for public broadcaster ZDF found that 59% of respondents believe the coalition’s planned and partly adopted changes to pensions, health care, and long-term care are going in “the wrong direction.”Only 30% said the measures are on the right track. Supporters of Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance were the only party camp with a majority in favor, at 66%.
大多数选民对他们所认为的成本分配不公感到愤怒。大约80%的人表示负担分配不公平，而12%的人认为分配公平。在社保改革方面，77%的人表示他们不相信政府会为解决问题作出重要贡献。
Most voters were angry about what they saw as an unjust distribution of the costs. Some 80% said the burdens are distributed unfairly, versus 12% who called the distribution fair. On social insurance changes, 77% said they do not believe the government will make important contributions to solving the problems.