Stock Photo - 30 November 2023, Hamburg: Stephan Weil (r-l, SPD), Minister President of Lower Saxony, Roland Harings, CEO of Aurubis AG, Peter Tschentscher (SPD), First Mayor of Hamburg, Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD), Mayor of Bremen,Patrick Dahlemann (SPD), Head of the State Chancellery of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Dirk Schrödter (CDU), Head of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein, stand together on the premises of copper manufacturer Aurubis AG before the start of the Energy Convention as part of the Northern Germany Conference (KND). The heads of government of the northern states met to discuss energy policy. They also spoke with representatives of the chambers of industry and commerce and business associations as well as the northern German trade unions. Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa. - Hamburg/Hamburg/Germany