Member of the German Bundestag Thomas Jarzombek (CDU, L) holds up his smartphone for a selfie with the German Minister for Digitalization and State Modernization Karsten Wildberger and the European Union's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen during a summit on Europe's technological sovereignty, on November 18, 2025 at the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The German Chancellor and the French President will join forces to push for greater European digital "sovereignty" and less dependence on US tech titans as the AI race gathers pace. The leaders of Europe's biggest economies will make the call at the Berlin summit, which will also be attended by CEOs of top regional firms including French AI company Mistral and German software giant SAP. With artificial intelligence set to play an increasingly important role in many sectors, Europe's leaders are responding to growing calls for the continent to take greater control of its own digital destiny. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)