Daniel Hager, President of the ZVEI Association of the German electro and digital industry, addresses guests to open a so-called eSummit in Berlin on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Daniel Hager, President of the ZVEI Association of the German electro and digital industry, addresses guests to open a so-called eSummit in Berlin on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses guests to open a so-called eSummit organised by the ZVEI Association of the German electro and digital industry, in Berlin on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses guests to open a so-called eSummit organised by the ZVEI Association of the German electro and digital industry, in Berlin on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses guests to open a so-called eSummit organised by the ZVEI Association of the German electro and digital industry, in Berlin on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses guests to open a so-called eSummit organised by the ZVEI Association of the German electro and digital industry, in Berlin on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Daniel Hager, President of the ZVEI Association of the German electro and digital industry, addresses guests to open a so-called eSummit in Berlin on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

A man stands in front of closed chemist's shops during a nationwide strike by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) protesting against e-pharmacy platforms and demanding stricter government regulations over the online sale of medicines in Varanasi on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP via Getty Images)