Deputy Chairman of the Barilla Group, Luca Barilla, attends the Barilla Innovation & Technology Experience (BITE) media day at the Barilla headquarters in Parma, on November 18, 2025. Barilla has invested 20 million in a research and development center (Barilla Innovation & Technology Experience - BITE) employing 200 people, which aims to solidify the group's position among the giants of "Made in Italy", marking the company's most significant investment in food innovation in recent years. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the Barilla headquarters, in Parma, on November 18, 2025. Barilla has invested 20 million in a research and development center (Barilla Innovation & Technology Experience - BITE) employing 200 people, which aims to solidify the group's position among the giants of "Made in Italy", marking the company's most significant investment in food innovation in recent years. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)

France President Emmanuel Macron (L) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) meet after a summit on Europe's technological sovereignty, on November 18, 2025 in the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The German Chancellor and the French President will join forces to push for greater European digital "sovereignty" and less dependence on US tech titans as the AI race gathers pace. (Photo by FILIP SINGER / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FILIP SINGER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

France President Emmanuel Macron (L) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) meet after a summit on Europe's technological sovereignty, on November 18, 2025 in the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The German Chancellor and the French President will join forces to push for greater European digital "sovereignty" and less dependence on US tech titans as the AI race gathers pace. (Photo by FILIP SINGER / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FILIP SINGER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

France President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) before they meet after a summit on Europe's technological sovereignty, on November 18, 2025 in the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The German Chancellor and the French President will join forces to push for greater European digital "sovereignty" and less dependence on US tech titans as the AI race gathers pace. (Photo by FILIP SINGER / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FILIP SINGER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

France President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) before they meet after a summit on Europe's technological sovereignty, on November 18, 2025 in the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The German Chancellor and the French President will join forces to push for greater European digital "sovereignty" and less dependence on US tech titans as the AI race gathers pace. (Photo by FILIP SINGER / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FILIP SINGER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

France President Emmanuel Macron (L) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) meet after a summit on Europe's technological sovereignty, on November 18, 2025 in the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The German Chancellor and the French President will join forces to push for greater European digital "sovereignty" and less dependence on US tech titans as the AI race gathers pace. (Photo by FILIP SINGER / EPA / AFP) (Photo by FILIP SINGER/EPA/AFP via Getty Images)

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz are pictured at the summit on Europe's technological sovereignty, on November 18, 2025 at the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The German Chancellor and the French President will join forces to push for greater European digital "sovereignty" and less dependence on US tech titans as the AI race gathers pace. The leaders of Europe's biggest economies will make the call at a Berlin summit, which will also be attended by CEOs of top regional firms including French AI company Mistral and German software giant SAP. With artificial intelligence set to play an increasingly important role in many sectors, Europe's leaders are responding to growing calls for the continent to take greater control of its own digital destiny. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EBRAHIM NOROOZI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)