German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with military honors at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 28 May 2025. Zelensky is then received by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPH SOEDER
State Premier of Bavaria Markus Soeder, Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and faction Friedrich Merz, Social Democratic Party (SPD) co-chairman Lars Klingbeil and SPD co-chairwoman Saskia Esken arrive for a press conference to present the joint coalition agreement in the German Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, 09 April 2025. The CDU, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the SPD have successfully concluded coalition negotiations. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPH SOEDER