Germany's Government to Propose More Reform Measures in Coming Months
Chancellor Merz Outlines Upcoming Reform Initiatives
BERLIN, June 11 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said his government intended to propose more reform measures over the coming months as it seeks to address unattended issues.
Coalition and Stakeholder Meetings
Leaders of Merz's coalition met business and trade union representatives at the chancellery on Wednesday to discuss reforms in areas such as cutting red tape. Business groups had been pressing for a concrete timetable ahead of the meeting.
Urgency of Economic Reforms
"We know that time is of the essence. Every day, jobs are still being lost in industry. Every day, companies in our country are going out of business because of excessive costs and, above all, the heavy bureaucratic burden," he told parliament.
Future Reform Proposals
"Our aim is to further develop and present our proposals for the major reform tasks in the coming weeks and months," he said.
(Reporting by Ludwig Burger, Linda Pasquini and Andreas Rinke; editing by Friederike Heine)
