(Front row L-R) France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, France's Economy and Finance Minister Roland Lescure, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, France's President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, and other members of the cabinet of both countries pose for a family photo of the 26th German-French cabinet in front of Augustusburg castle in Bruehl, western Germany, on July 17, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)