Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L), his wife Elke Budenbender (2nd L), France's President Emmanuel Macron (3rd L), German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (C) France's junior Minister in charge of Europe Benjamin Haddad (2nd R) and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (L) react during their visit at the site of the aerospace company Ariane Group in Merignac, near Bordeaux, southwestern France, as part of Steinmeier's state visit to France on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Philippe Lopez / AFP via Getty Images) / SOLELY FOR EPA AND REUTERS