German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil (L) and France's Economy, Finances and Industry Minister Roland Lescure hug and greet prior a meeting with the finance ministers of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain at the Recreation Center of the German central bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) at the Wannsee lake in Berlin on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)