Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (3rdL) and German Chief of Staff Thorsten Frei (R) walk past German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (L) and German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas to take their seats prior the start of a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the Chancellery in Berlin, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)