在柏林全球对话上，法国总统提出了对于欧洲联盟未来前景的悲观看法，警告称缺乏投资与过度法规将导致欧盟失去竞争力。
他强调美国与中国的经济规模和投资实力远超欧盟，并指出除非迅速完成银行联盟构建、推动全球经济规则公平化，否则欧盟难以与其他国家相抗衡。
前欧洲央行行长也发出相似警讯，指出了欧盟若不从根本上转变其经济体以增加竞争力，或将面临“生存挑战”，其中包括可能发行共同债券的可能性。
总统直言，“我们的模式已过时——正陷入过度管制与不足投资的困境。在接下来2至3年间，如果我们继续沿袭传统的路线，则将失去市场地位。”
他指出，欧洲需要创新经济模式以应对新时代的复杂性，并提及欧盟无法再依赖俄罗斯或美国提供的低价能源及防务保护。世界形势已发生巨变。
前央行行长Draghi在其报告中强调，为了转型经济并维持竞争力，欧盟需投入相当于国内生产总值5个百分点的额外投资，这在过去的50年里前所未有。
欧盟竞争力减弱部分归因于其对能源的高度依赖与原材料短缺状况。同时，电信及国防产业未能充分利用规模效应，难以适应更加灵活的安全立场。
总统诚恳地表示，“我们正处于一个至关重要的转折点”，并指出“我们的原有模型已被颠覆——正需要重新设定”。
他进一步呼吁欧盟推动跨国并购以促进能与美国企业相抗衡的欧洲冠军企业的形成。这一问题在上月德国总理批评意大利银行可能收购德国Commerzbank引发关注后，成为焦点。
总统重申，“我们需要接受拥有欧洲超级企业而非各自独立的27个欧洲企业”。
新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Macron Warns That EU Needs Radical Change, Is Lagging China, US
新闻日期：2024-10-02
原文摘要：
French President delivered a pessimistic outlook for the European Union, warning that lack of investment and too much regulation would make the bloc uncompetitive. Speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue, Macron said Washington and Beijing outstrip the EU in both economic output and investment, and Europe won’t be able to compete with other countries unless it moves quickly to complete a banking union and make global trade rules more fair.Former European Central Bank President issued a similar alarm last month, warning that the EU faces an “existential challenge” if it doesn’t radically transform its economy – including the possibility of issuing joint bonds — to boost competitiveness.“The EU could die, we are on a verge of a very important moment,” Macron said in a panel discussion with Bloomberg’s . “Our former model is over — we are over-regulating and under-investing. In the two to three years to come, if we follow our classical agenda, we will be out of the market.”Macron said that Europe’s model is out of date and the economy needs to be reinvented to account for a new, more complicated reality. He said the bloc can no longer rely on low-cost energy from Russia or the American defense umbrella, saying that “everything now is shaken.”In his much-anticipated report, Draghi said that Europe would need to boost investment by about 5 percentage points of the bloc’s GDP — a level not seen in more than 50 years — in order to transform its economy so that it can remain competitive.The bloc has steadily become less competitive in part due to energy dependency and its lack of raw materials. And the EU continues to be hampered by the inability of its telecom and defense industries to harness economies of scale and be better prepared for a more nimble security stance. “We are at risk, to be honest.” Macron said. “Our own model has completely changed and has to be reset.” Macron also called on the bloc to rally behind cross-border mergers to create companies that can compete with U.S. firms. The issue came to the fore last month after German Chancellor slammed a possible takeover of Commerzbank AG by the Italian lender UniCrerdit SpA. “We have to accept to have European champions and not 27 European champions,” he said.
