September 17, 2025
Merz told MPs that Germany needs ‘autumn of reforms’
German Chancellor Frederick Merz has told Parliament that the country has to face an important moment and big decisions about three major threats are to be made.
Merz cited direct threats for freedom like Russia. In addition, he said, there was pressure on the risk of Germany’s free trade economy and political forces dividing society.
Merz told Bundestag that Germany needs to prepare for extensive reforms.
The Conservative Christian Democrat leader told MPs during the general debate on the budget of MPs, “Our country stands at an intersection in this autumn. We all understand this: Further decisions are not about small details, but have fundamental questions.”
Hey said that “nothing less than the future of our country – how we live, how we live, how we work, how we do business, and what will be our value.”
“We should struggle for our flexibility and our defense ability. We should determine further aggression and at the same time, bring allies and partners closer together – as the federal government is continuously doing.”
So Merz warned that on Germany’s economic model “free trade and a new protectionism against open markets were the purpose.”
He said that domestic and foreign political forces were questioning unity, disliked democracy and demanding to divide the society and the government.
“On all thesis fronts, the federal government is working with great attention. After a very low summer break, we immediately set a dens agenda.”
“I ask all those who are watching us closely and critical, and for all of them, for the necessary perseverance,” Mars said. “We have only started.”