France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) and German chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) pose prior a meeting at the EU AI Champions Initiative at a summit on Europe's technological sovereignty, on November 18, 2025 in 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. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi / Pool AP / AFP) (Photo by EBRAHIM NOROOZI/Pool AP/AFP via Getty Images)