(L-R) German Minister for Agriculture Alois Rainer, German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, German State Minister for Culture and Media Wolfram Weimer, German Minister of State for Europe in the Foreign Office Gunther Krichbaum, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil arrive to pose for a family photo during a retreat meeting of the German cabinet on August 25, 2026 in Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)