German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a debate at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on October 16, 2024, ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels. (Photo: Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
German police officers control id documents of passengers on a long distance bus on the German/French border in Kehl, western Germany, on September 16, 2024. (Photo: Sebastien Bozon/AFP)
