瑞士工业集团ABB首席执行官莫滕·维罗德周二表示，德国必须主导恢复欧洲经济竞争力的努力，并警告称，若未能实施根本性改革，欧洲大陆将面临大规模失业的风险。
Germany must lead efforts to restore Europe’s economic competitiveness, the head of Swiss industrial group ABB said on Tuesday, warning that a failure to implement fundamental reforms could put the continent at risk of mass unemployment.
在接受德国报纸《周日世界报》采访时，首席执行官莫滕·维罗德质疑德国将政治承诺转化为迅速行动的能力。
In an interview with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Chief Executive Morten Wierod questioned Germany’s ability to translate political pledges into swift action.
他说，虽然政客们认识到经济问题并表现出改变的意愿，“但挑战在于落实”。
While politicians recognize the economic problems and demonstrate a willingness to change, “the challenge lies in implementation,” he said.
“我相当怀疑他们实际上快速实施必要措施的能力。”维罗德表示，作为欧盟最大经济体，德国对欧洲大陆的经济表现负有特殊责任。
“I rather doubt their ability to actually implement the necessary measures quickly.”Wierod said Germany, as the EU’s largest economy, bears particular responsibility for the continent’s economic performance.
“德国是欧洲的引擎，”他说，并辩称德国必须带头并带动其他国家。
“Germany is the engine of Europe,” he said, arguing that the country must lead the way and pull others along.
当被问及若不进行根本性改革，欧洲是否可能面临大规模失业时，维罗德表示：“这种危险是存在的。”他警告称，竞争力下降的影响往往要在企业做出投资决策数年后才显现。
Asked whether Europe could face mass unemployment without fundamental reforms, Wierod said: “The danger exists.”He warned that the effects of declining competitiveness often become visible only years after companies make investment decisions.
“如果投资流向别处、工厂不再在此建设，后果往往数年后才被注意到。到那时，决策早已做出，”他说。
“If investments are made elsewhere and factories are no longer built here, the consequences are often only noticed years later. By then, the decision has long since been made,” he said.
维罗德表示，欧洲必须增强需求增长，并解决高昂的能源和原材料成本问题，他指出，美国和亚洲的国内需求多年来增长更具活力。
Europe must strengthen demand growth and address high energy and raw material costs, Wierod said, noting that domestic demand in the US and Asia has grown more dynamically for years.
“因此我们并不缺乏人才。然而，多年来欧洲更多地集中于监管而非创新，”他说。他还批评了德国的能源政策。“过早关闭核电站是一个错误，”他说。
“So we don’t lack talent. However, for many years Europe has concentrated more on regulation than on innovation,” he said. He also criticized Germany’s energy policy. “The premature shutdown of nuclear power plants was a mistake,” he said.