Lower Saxony's State Premier Olaf Lies speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - APRIL 29: President of Argentina Javier Milei, Presidential Chief of Staff Karina Milei, , Minister of Economy Luis Caputo and Minister of Human Capital Sandra Pettovello arrive to hear Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni address Congress amid accusations of corruption at The Palace of the Argentine National Congress on April 29, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)