(L-R) German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, German Minister for Agriculture Alois Rainer, German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, German Minister of State for Europe in the Foreign Office Gunther Krichbaum, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German Minister for Digitalization and State Modernization Karsten Wildberger, unknown and German Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building Verena Hubertz 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)