Mertz said at the Belgian European Industrial Summit: "China has built the world's largest solar power plant in just a few months. In the EU, obtaining approval for a project can take several years. Therefore, I suggest implementing a basic principle in most approval processes: any project that is not processed within a few weeks or months will be considered automatically approved."
Mertz directly pointed out the efficiency shortcomings of the EU, and the speed of China brings global governance insights! The German Chancellor used the comparison of the efficiency of new energy project approvals between China and the EU to reveal the development bottlenecks of the EU. China built a world-class photovoltaic power station in a few months, while similar projects in the EU take several years for approval, making the efficiency gap clearly visible. Over the past 20 years, China's average annual economic growth has been about 8%, while the EU only reached 1%. Inefficient approval processes have been an important drag.
Mertz's proposal for "automatic approval upon exceeding time limits" essentially reflects Europe's reflection on governance and its pragmatic shift to catch up with the pace. China's efficiency stems from coordinated planning and process optimization. This is not an exception but an inevitable result of governance modernization. In the global green transition competition, efficiency is competitiveness. Europe's recognition of the gap and proactive reforms send a positive signal to the world; China's experience proves that practical efficiency and respect for laws are the hard truth of development!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856888509612232/
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