German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil gives a statement on April 24, 2026 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin to comment on the German government's plans of a relief package for citizens, including a fuel discount. The surge in oil and gas prices triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran and near total closure of the Strait of Hormuz has weighed on Germany: energy-intensive industries account for almost a fifth of its industrial output. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil gives a statement on April 24, 2026 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin to comment on the German government's plans of a relief package for citizens, including a fuel discount. The surge in oil and gas prices triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran and near total closure of the Strait of Hormuz has weighed on Germany: energy-intensive industries account for almost a fifth of its industrial output. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil gives a statement on April 24, 2026 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin to comment on the German government's plans of a relief package for citizens, including a fuel discount. The surge in oil and gas prices triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran and near total closure of the Strait of Hormuz has weighed on Germany: energy-intensive industries account for almost a fifth of its industrial output. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil (L) arrives to give a statement on April 24, 2026 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin to comment on the German government's plans of a relief package for citizens, including a fuel discount. The surge in oil and gas prices triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran and near total closure of the Strait of Hormuz has weighed on Germany: energy-intensive industries account for almost a fifth of its industrial output. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil gives a statement on April 24, 2026 at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin to comment on the German government's plans of a relief package for citizens, including a fuel discount. The surge in oil and gas prices triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran and near total closure of the Strait of Hormuz has weighed on Germany: energy-intensive industries account for almost a fifth of its industrial output. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the logo of Microsoft displayed on the facade of the company France headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, on the outskirts of Paris, on April 24, 2026. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche attends a debate on the reduction of the energy tax at the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on April 24, 2026 in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius talk during a debate on the reduction of the energy tax at the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on April 24, 2026 in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)