German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas (C) takes her seat as German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (L) and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius chat prior to the weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the Chancellery in Berlin on November 19, 2025. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)