German Parliament President Julia Kloeckner, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the German Federal Council, Bundesrat, Anke Rehlinger and President of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court Stephan Harbarth attend a commemoration event to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, at the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen