01 July 2020, Berlin: Gerhard Schröder (SPD), former German Chancellor and current Head of the Nord Stream 2 Administrative Board, waits for the start of the hearing in the Bundestag's Economic Committee on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project in the conference room, holding a coffee cup in his hand. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa (Photo by KAY NIETFELD / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)