France President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) before they meet after 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 FILIP SINGER / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FILIP SINGER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)