German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Chairman and CEO of the CNRS Antoine Petit arrives at the Elysee Palace to attend the "Accelerating Our Re-industrialisation" meeting gathering business leaders, associations, community and government representatives at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, on May 11, 2023. CNRS CEO Antoine Petit lamented on Wednesday a budgetary situation "that is going to become extremely complicated" due to expenses not covered by the government, warning of the consequences of underinvestment in science. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A picture taken on May 5, 2025 in Paris, shows the logo at the entrance to the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), (French National for Scientific Research). CNRS CEO Antoine Petit lamented on Wednesday a budgetary situation "that is going to become extremely complicated" due to expenses not covered by the government, warning of the consequences of underinvestment in science. (Photo by Léo Vignal / AFP via Getty Images)

An armed speedboat of the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) stands in front of the venue of the German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Delegates stand in front of the venue of German National Maritime Conference in Emden, northern Germany, on April 29, 2026. The National Maritime Conference (NMK) is the Federal Government's central event for supporting the maritime industry, attended by around 800 representatives from business, politics and science, and has established itself as a driver of new ideas and a platform for exchange. It has been held every two years since 2000. (Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This illustration photograph shows the logo of the US multinational technology Meta company displayed on a smartphone in Mulhouse, eastern France on February 11, 2026. The EU said on April 29, 2026, that Meta is failing to prevent children under the age of 13 using Facebook and Instagram, thereby potentially exposing them to content inappropriate for their age. Under Meta's own terms and conditions, the minimum age to access the social media platforms is 13. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)