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Friedrich Merz: “We must reduce bureaucracy substantially in Europe.”

Featuring: Friedrich Merz, Christian Democratic Union | Chancellor of Germany | International

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FULL KEYNOTE SPEECH: German Chancellor Merz Declares US-Led Global Order Collapsing at WEF | AQ1B

Published | Video Starts at 17:54

We are going to change that now. Security and predictability take precedence over excessive regulation and misplaced perfection. We must reduce bureaucracy substantially in Europe. The single market was once created to form the most competitive economic area in the world. But instead we have become the world champion of over regulation. That has to end. (17:54–17:58)

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