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SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob addresses a joint press conference with Germany's Chancellor after their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz address a joint press conference with Slovenia's Prime Minister after their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz address a joint press conference with Slovenia's Prime Minister after their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) address a joint press conference after their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) address a joint press conference after their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) address a joint press conference after their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) address a joint press conference after their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) arrive for a press conference after their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) walk during their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) walk during their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) walk during their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) walk during their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) pose during their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob (R) pose during their meeting in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

SLOVENIA-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz looks on as he attends a meeting with Slovenia's Prime Minister in Brdo Estate, near Kranj, on March 26, 2024. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JURE MAKOVEC)

PALESTINIAN-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (R) meets with Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the former's headquarters in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on March 25, 2024. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)

PALESTINIAN-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (R) shakes hands with Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock as she is received at the former's headquarters in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on March 25, 2024. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)

PALESTINIAN-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (R) receives Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the former's headquarters in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on March 25, 2024. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)

PALESTINIAN-GERMANY-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (R) receives Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the former's headquarters in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on March 25, 2024. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)

GERMANY-POLITICS-ECONOMY-ENERGY-NORTHVOLT

(L-R) German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Sweden's ambassador to Germany Veronika Wand-Danielsson and Schleswig-Holstein's State Premier Daniel Guenther play a round of the traditional Bosseln ball shooting game as they attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Northvolt's new factoy in Hedwigenkoog near Heide, northwestern Germany, on March 25, 2024. According to the company, the Northvolt Drei battery gigafactory will "will utilize the renewable energy from wind power accessible in the region ..., delivering on Northvolt's mission to mass produce the world's greenest batteries for the automotive, industrial and energy sectors. The industrial complex is planned to employ roughly 3000 people with a maximum annual production capacity of 60 GWh, commencing first operations in 2026". (Photo by René Schröder / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/RENE SCHRODER)

GERMANY-POLITICS-ECONOMY-ENERGY-NORTHVOLT

(L-R) German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Sweden's ambassador to Germany Veronika Wand-Danielsson and Schleswig-Holstein's State Premier Daniel Guenther play a round of the traditional Bosseln ball shooting game as they attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Northvolt's new factoy in Hedwigenkoog near Heide, northwestern Germany, on March 25, 2024. According to the company, the Northvolt Drei battery gigafactory will "will utilize the renewable energy from wind power accessible in the region ..., delivering on Northvolt's mission to mass produce the world's greenest batteries for the automotive, industrial and energy sectors. The industrial complex is planned to employ roughly 3000 people with a maximum annual production capacity of 60 GWh, commencing first operations in 2026". (Photo by René Schröder / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/RENE SCHRODER)

GERMANY-POLITICS-ECONOMY-ENERGY-NORTHVOLT

(L-R) German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Sweden's ambassador to Germany Veronika Wand-Danielsson and Schleswig-Holstein's State Premier Daniel Guenther play a round of the traditional Bosseln ball shooting game as they attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Northvolt's new factoy in Hedwigenkoog near Heide, northwestern Germany, on March 25, 2024. According to the company, the Northvolt Drei battery gigafactory will "will utilize the renewable energy from wind power accessible in the region ..., delivering on Northvolt's mission to mass produce the world's greenest batteries for the automotive, industrial and energy sectors. The industrial complex is planned to employ roughly 3000 people with a maximum annual production capacity of 60 GWh, commencing first operations in 2026". (Photo by René Schröder / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/RENE SCHRODER)

GERMANY-POLITICS-ECONOMY-ENERGY-NORTHVOLT

(L-R) Sweden's ambassador to Germany Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Schleswig-Holstein's State Premier Daniel Guenther, German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson and the CEO of Northvolt Germany Christofer Haux attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Northvolt's new factoy in Hedwigenkoog near Heide, northwestern Germany, on March 25, 2024. According to the company, the Northvolt Drei battery gigafactory will "will utilize the renewable energy from wind power accessible in the region ..., delivering on Northvolt's mission to mass produce the world's greenest batteries for the automotive, industrial and energy sectors. The industrial complex is planned to employ roughly 3000 people with a maximum annual production capacity of 60 GWh, commencing first operations in 2026". (Photo by René Schröder / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/RENE SCHRODER)

GERMANY-POLITICS-ECONOMY-ENERGY-NORTHVOLT

(L-R) Sweden's ambassador to Germany Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Schleswig-Holstein's State Premier Daniel Guenther, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck (hidden), Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson and the CEO of Northvolt Germany Christofer Haux together press a button to symbolically break the ground for Northvolt's new factoy in Hedwigenkoog near Heide, northwestern Germany, on March 25, 2024. According to the company, the Northvolt Drei battery gigafactory will "will utilize the renewable energy from wind power accessible in the region ..., delivering on Northvolt's mission to mass produce the world's greenest batteries for the automotive, industrial and energy sectors. The industrial complex is planned to employ roughly 3000 people with a maximum annual production capacity of 60 GWh, commencing first operations in 2026". (Photo by René Schröder / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/RENE SCHRODER)

GERMANY-POLITICS-ECONOMY-ENERGY-NORTHVOLT

(L-R) Sweden's ambassador to Germany Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Schleswig-Holstein's State Premier Daniel Guenther, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson and the CEO of Northvolt Germany Christofer Haux together press a button to symbolically break the ground for Northvolt's new factoy in Hedwigenkoog near Heide, northwestern Germany, on March 25, 2024. According to the company, the Northvolt Drei battery gigafactory will "will utilize the renewable energy from wind power accessible in the region ..., delivering on Northvolt's mission to mass produce the world's greenest batteries for the automotive, industrial and energy sectors. The industrial complex is planned to employ roughly 3000 people with a maximum annual production capacity of 60 GWh, commencing first operations in 2026". (Photo by René Schröder / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/RENE SCHRODER)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German MP and chairperson of the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), Amira Mohamed Ali addresses parliamentarians during a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German MP and chairperson of the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), Amira Mohamed Ali addresses parliamentarians during a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

TOPSHOT-GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

TOPSHOT - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock addresses a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT-DIPLOMACY

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock takes part in a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, on the situation in Israel and Gaza, in Berlin on March 21, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/JOHN MACDOUGALL)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz listens in the background as Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the new left-wing party Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), addresses parliamentarians during a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the new left-wing party Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), addresses parliamentarians during a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

TOPSHOT-GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

TOPSHOT - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2nd L) and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) chat behind a wall during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the new left-wing party Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), attends a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the new left-wing party Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), attends a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner walk into the plenary hall during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner chat behind a wall during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY POLITICS

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, talks to German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, left, during a debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, ahead of a EU summit. The Eurepean Union summit will take place in Bruessels on March 21 and 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

GERMANY POLITICS

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, talks to German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, left, during a debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, ahead of a EU summit. The Eurepean Union summit will take place in Bruessels on March 21 and 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2nd L) and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) chat behind a wall during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attend a session at the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2nd L) and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) chat behind a wall during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2nd L) and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) chat behind a wall during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY POLITICS

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, talks to German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, left, during a debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, ahead of a EU summit. The Eurepean Union summit will take place in Bruessels on March 21 and 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2nd L) and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) chat behind a wall during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck attend a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) listens as opposition leader Friedrich Merz (R), the head of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, speaks during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY POLITICS

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz listens to opposition leader Friederich Merz during a debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, ahead of a EU summit. The Eurepean Union summit will take place in Bruessels on March 21 and 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

GERMANY POLITICS

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz listens to opposition leader Friederich Merz during a debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, ahead of a EU summit. The Eurepean Union summit will take place in Bruessels on March 21 and 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

GERMANY POLITICS

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, listens to opposition leader Friederich Merz, right, during a debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, ahead of a EU summit. The Eurepean Union summit will take place in Bruessels on March 21 and 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

GERMANY POLITICS

German opposition leader Friederich Merz delivers a speech during a debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, ahead of a EU summit. The Eurepean Union summit will take place in Bruessels March 21 and 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) listens as opposition leader Friedrich Merz (R), the head of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, speaks during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

GERMANY-POLITICS-PARLIAMENT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) listens as opposition leader Friedrich Merz (R), the head of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, speaks during a session of the parliament on March 20, 2024 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)