德国总理弗里德里希·默茨于周五表示，他将向布鲁塞尔转达主要亚洲贸易伙伴所表达的担忧，即欧盟的“欧洲制造”倡议有沦为新形式保护主义的风险。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday he would relay to Brussels concerns voiced by key Asian trading partners that the EU's "Made in Europe" initiatives risk becoming a new form of protectionism.
“人们担心我们可能会面临新一波的欧洲保护主义——我们正在对其他国家关上大门，”默茨在韩国说道。韩国是他此次为期一周行程的最后一站，此前他还访问了日本和新加坡。
"There is a fear that we might be facing a new wave of European protectionism — that we are closing ourselves off from other nations," said Merz in South Korea, the last stop on a week-long trip that also took him to Japan and Singapore. Merz said he had heard similar concerns at all three stops about the EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, which is intended to strengthen the bloc's industrial base by encouraging more manufacturing and sourcing within Europe.
默茨表示，他在所有三个经停站都听到了对欧盟拟议的《产业加速法案》的类似担忧。该法案旨在通过鼓励在欧洲境内进行更多制造和采购，来巩固该集团的产业基础。
The proposal is part of broader EU efforts to help local industries compete with overseas rivals that do not face Europe's stringent regulations and higher energy costs, while also reducing reliance on China. However, the plans have fuelled concerns among non-European countries about the potential emergence of new trade barriers.
n这一提议是欧盟更广泛努力的一部分，旨在帮助本土产业与无需面对欧洲严格监管和更高能源成本的海外竞争对手进行竞争，同时减少对中国的依赖。然而，这些计划引发了非欧洲国家对可能出现新贸易壁垒的担忧。
EU governments and the European Parliament must still agree on a final text, with approval expected next year. "I take these concerns very seriously.
欧盟各成员国政府和欧洲议会仍须就最终文本达成一致，预计将于明年获得批准。n“我非常重视这些担忧。我不仅会把它们带回柏林，还会带回布鲁塞尔，我肯定会提出这些担忧在这里被相当强烈地表达出来这一事实，”默茨说道。n他补充说，只有在欧盟继续对贸易保持开放的前提下，德国和欧洲的产品才能在亚洲市场取得成功。
I will carry them back not just to Berlin, but also to Brussels, and I will certainly raise the fact that these concerns were expressed to me quite forcefully here," Merz said. He added German and European products could succeed in Asian markets only if the bloc remained open to trade. The chancellor used the trip to promote closer cooperation among "like-minded" middle powers as a counterweight to the trade and economic policies of the US and China.
n这位总理利用此次行程推动“志同道合”的中等强国之间开展更紧密的合作，以此作为对美中两国贸易和经济政策的平衡。n“事实依然是，美国正在转变其外交政策、对外经济政策，并重新定义其利益。在此过程中，我们也必须这样做，”他说道。n默茨补充说，这同样适用于防务政策，因为他正寻求深化与地区伙伴的安全合作。
"The fact remains that the United States is shifting its foreign policy, its foreign economic policy, and redefining its interests. As they do so, we must do the same," he said. The same applied to defence policy, Merz added, as he seeks to deepen security cooperation with regional partners.