German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche (R) addresses journalists during a joint press statement with Juergen Kerner (C), second chairman of German metalworkers' union IG Metall, and Peter Leibinger, president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)