France's President Emmanuel Macron (L), German chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) and German Minister for Digitalization and State Modernization Karsten Wildberger 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 / AFP) (Photo by EBRAHIM NOROOZI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)