German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (C) poses with apple princesses and blossom queens Emelie Witzigmann (R) and Lara Sophie Baur (R), who distributed apple baskets to cabinet members prior to the weekly meeting of the German cabinet on October 15, 2025 at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)