"However, he acknowledged immediately that this goal was "no small task." He said 2025 had presented Germany and the wider world with a series of major challenges. "A terrible war is raging in Europe, one that poses a direct threat to our freedom and our security. Our economy is coming under pressure from necessary reforms, high costs and global trade conflicts. Moreover, new technologies are revolutionising our world of work and the way we live together," Merz said."
"Renewing these foundations would only be possible "if we safeguard peace in Europe," the chancellor said. Merz insisted the war in Ukraine was not a "distant" one of no concern to Germany. "After all, we are seeing more and more clearly that Russia's aggression was and is part of a plan targeted against the whole of Europe," he said. "Germany is also facing sabotage, espionage and cyberattacks on a daily basis.""
A conservative government emerged after an early election unseated Olaf Scholz and a Social Democrat-led administration. The government frames its mandate as renewing the foundations of freedom, security and prosperity in Germany. Major 2025 challenges include Russia's war in Ukraine, economic strain from reforms, rising costs and global trade conflicts, and transformative new technologies. Safeguarding peace in Europe is presented as a prerequisite for renewal. Russia's aggression is characterised as part of a plan targeting the whole of Europe, accompanied by daily sabotage, espionage and cyberattacks against Germany. Plans include increased defence spending and introduction of voluntary military service for some young men.
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