German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wait for guests during the launch of the so-called "High-Tech Agenda Germany" on October 29, 2025 at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany. The agenda aims to "attract skilled professionals, talents, investors and innovative companies" in order to increase the country's "economic strength, create new jobs and provide for greater independence" and is planned to focus on six key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, biotechnology and climate-neutral energy generation. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a speech during the launch of the so-called "High-Tech Agenda Germany" on October 29, 2025 at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany. The agenda aims to "attract skilled professionals, talents, investors and innovative companies" in order to increase the country's "economic strength, create new jobs and provide for greater independence" and is planned to focus on six key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, biotechnology and climate-neutral energy generation. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a speech during the launch of the so-called "High-Tech Agenda Germany" on October 29, 2025 at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany. The agenda aims to "attract skilled professionals, talents, investors and innovative companies" in order to increase the country's "economic strength, create new jobs and provide for greater independence" and is planned to focus on six key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, biotechnology and climate-neutral energy generation. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a speech during the launch of the so-called "High-Tech Agenda Germany" on October 29, 2025 at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany. The agenda aims to "attract skilled professionals, talents, investors and innovative companies" in order to increase the country's "economic strength, create new jobs and provide for greater independence" and is planned to focus on six key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, biotechnology and climate-neutral energy generation. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a speech during the launch of the so-called "High-Tech Agenda Germany" on October 29, 2025 at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany. The agenda aims to "attract skilled professionals, talents, investors and innovative companies" in order to increase the country's "economic strength, create new jobs and provide for greater independence" and is planned to focus on six key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, biotechnology and climate-neutral energy generation. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a speech during the launch of the so-called "High-Tech Agenda Germany" on October 29, 2025 at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany. The agenda aims to "attract skilled professionals, talents, investors and innovative companies" in order to increase the country's "economic strength, create new jobs and provide for greater independence" and is planned to focus on six key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, biotechnology and climate-neutral energy generation. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer speaks during the launch of the so-called "High-Tech Agenda Germany" on October 29, 2025 at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany. The agenda aims to "attract skilled professionals, talents, investors and innovative companies" in order to increase the country's "economic strength, create new jobs and provide for greater independence" and is planned to focus on six key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, biotechnology and climate-neutral energy generation. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) and German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (R) discover the DLR's unmanned aerial system platform "PROTEUS" for simulation of morphing and flight mechanics as they tour the venue at the launch of the so-called "High-Tech Agenda Germany" on October 29, 2025 at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany. The agenda aims to "attract skilled professionals, talents, investors and innovative companies" in order to increase the country's "economic strength, create new jobs and provide for greater independence" and is planned to focus on six key technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, biotechnology and climate-neutral energy generation. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)