21 January 2022, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), stands at de, family photo at the closed meeting of the Federal Cabinet in front of the Federal Chancellery between (l-r) Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP), Federal Minister of Education and Research, Robert Habeck (Bundnis 90/Die Grunen), Federal Minister of Economics and Climate Protection, Volker Wissing (FDP), Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Affairs, Steffi Lemke (Bundnis 90/Die Grunen), Federal Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, and Svenja Schulze (SPD), Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development. A good six weeks after being sworn in, the new federal government is meeting for its first closed meeting. The main topics of discussion will be Germany's G7 presidency and the acceleration of investments in the future. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa