German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits the Mining Technology Park and the recultivation of lignite mining in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, eastern Germany, August 30, 2024. Scholz visited the site ahead of regional elections to take place on September 1, 2024 in two eastern federal states, Saxony and Thuringia. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits the Mining Technology Park and the recultivation of lignite mining in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, eastern Germany, August 30, 2024. Scholz visited the site ahead of regional elections to take place on September 1, 2024 in two eastern federal states, Saxony and Thuringia. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits the Mining Technology Park and the recultivation of lignite mining in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, eastern Germany, August 30, 2024. Scholz visited the site ahead of regional elections to take place on September 1, 2024 in two eastern federal states, Saxony and Thuringia. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C) visits the Mining Technology Park and the recultivation of lignite mining in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, eastern Germany, August 30, 2024. Scholz visited the site ahead of regional elections to take place on September 1, 2024 in two eastern federal states, Saxony and Thuringia. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz puts on a helmet as he visits the Mining Technology Park and the recultivation of lignite mining in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, eastern Germany, August 30, 2024. Scholz visited the site ahead of regional elections to take place on September 1, 2024 in two eastern federal states, Saxony and Thuringia. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wears a helmet as he visits the Mining Technology Park and the recultivation of lignite mining in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, eastern Germany, August 30, 2024. Scholz visited the site ahead of regional elections to take place on September 1, 2024 in two eastern federal states, Saxony and Thuringia. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wears a helmet as he visits the Mining Technology Park and the recultivation of lignite mining in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, eastern Germany, August 30, 2024. Scholz visited the site ahead of regional elections to take place on September 1, 2024 in two eastern federal states, Saxony and Thuringia. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looks at a historic restructuring plan from the former East German German Democratic Republic (GDR, DDR) as he visits the Mining Technology Park and the recultivation of lignite mining in Grosspoesna near Leipzig, eastern Germany, August 30, 2024. Scholz visited the site ahead of regional elections to take place on September 1, 2024 in two eastern federal states, Saxony and Thuringia. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)