Saxony-Anhalt's State Premier and main candidate of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state election Sven Schulze takes part in the opening of the new Drone Safety Technology Center at the Cochstedt site of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), eastern Germany on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)