German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche (R) addresses journalists during a joint press statement with Juergen Kerner (C), second chairman of German metalworkers' union IG Metall, and Peter Leibinger, president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche and Juergen Kerner, second Chairman of IG Metall, address journalists in a joint press statement in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche and Juergen Kerner, member of the Executive Board and second Chairman of IG Metall, address journalists in a joint press statement in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Two Israeli men watch the interception of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fired from Lebanon as they stand outside a shelter in a marketplace near Kiryat Shmona on March 13, 2026. Fresh strikes rocked Iran and several Gulf countries, as Israel and the Islamic republic unleashed a new wave of attacks in a war that has ignited the Middle East and threatens to torpedo the world economy. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images) /

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche addresses journalists during a joint press statement in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche and Juergen Kerner, member of the Executive Board and second Chairman of IG Metall, arrive to address journalists in a joint press statement in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche addresses journalists during a joint press statement in Berlin on March 13, 2026, on the occasion of a high-level meeting of the 'Alliance for the Future of Industry' (Buendnis Zukunft der Industrie). (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

France's Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon (L) and France's junior Minister in charge of the sea and fisheries Catherine Chabaud arrive to hold a meeting with representatives of the fishing industry, banking institutions and energy companies regarding the international situation at the French Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris on March 13, 2026. In response to Bercy's overtures, the pledge by several retailers to ease French consumers' bills was already in serious trouble on March 12, 2026, following a fresh rise in oil prices amid the war in the Middle East. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)