12/19/2007

Pay attention, Angie


German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) looks up as she poses for a group picture after a meeting with Deutsche Sporthilfe (German national sport support association) in the Chancellery in Berlin December 18, 2007. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY)

12/16/2007

Sarko Stunned


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy gives a press conference during an European Summit at the heardquarters of the European Council in Brussels. Sarkozy on Friday urged all sides in Lebanon to grab a "last chance" next week to finally elect a president after a series of postponements.(AFP/Eric Feferberg)

12/14/2007

Teaching how to pray


Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi (L) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy talk during the family picture session of a European Union Heads of State and Government summit in Brussels December 14, 2007. European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday.REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM)

12/13/2007

Sarko the Monkey


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures while talking to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso before the signing ceremony of the EU treaty of Lisbon in the Jeronimos Monastery December 13, 2007.REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)

Sarko the Proud


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy smiles at Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, unseen, waiting for him outside Lisbon's 16th century Jeronimos Monastery for the signing ceremony of the EU's Treaty of Lisbon Thursday, Dec. 13 2007.(AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)

Amour


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, shares a laugh with German Chancellor Angela Merkel while walking for a group photo outside Lisbon's 16th century Jeronimos Monastery, after signing the EU's Treaty of Lisbon Thursday, Dec. 13 2007.(AP Photo/Armando Franca)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy leave the group photo of the signing ceremony of the EU treaty of Lisbon in the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon December 13, 2007.REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL)

Hi Angie


German Chancellor Angela Merkel boards a tram after the signing ceremony of the EU Treaty of Lisbon in the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon December 13, 2007.REUTERS/Alexandre Santos (PORTUGAL)

12/11/2007

Karate-Merkel


German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk inspect the guard of honour in Berlin December 11, 2007.REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY)

12/04/2007

"Mexican Wave"?


Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party CDU receives a 'Mexican Wave' from young CDU members at the end of the CDU party congress in Hanover December 4, 2007. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY)

11/28/2007

Respect


German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks at stuffed a White-tailed Sea Eagle (haliaeetus albicilla) at the museum "Naturkundemuseum" in Berlin November 28, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

11/26/2007

Angie gives the perfect gift


Outgoing German Labour Minister Franz Muentefering receives a soccer ball as a present from Chancellor Angela Merkel before the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin November 21, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Outgoing German Labour Minister Franz Muentefering juggles a soccer ball, he received as a present from Chancellor Angela Merkel before the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin November 21, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

"Here, Sarko, try mine!"


German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy address a news conference after a meeting in Berlin November 12, 2007. Germany, Britain, France and the United States called this week for the United Nations to consider more severe sanctions because they say Iran has failed to allay concerns about its atomic work. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)

Angie raises the dead


German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she gives a keynote speech at a congress about world's climate change of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Party (CDU) in Berlin November 26, 2007. The slogan in the background reads 'Save the climate'. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

11/20/2007

Don't shake it, Sarko


Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are about to shake hands before their talks at the Elysee Palace, Tuesday Nov. 20, 2007 in Paris. Chavez voiced optimism about chances for a swap of prisoners for hostages held by Colombian rebels, including a former presidential candidate whose plight has captured France's attention. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

11/18/2007

Angie confused


President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a news conference at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, November 10, 2007. (Jim Young/Reuters)

Angie truly is a giant among men


Athlete Matthias Mester receives the the "Otto Bock Award" for the sportsman of the year 2007 from German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the benefit gala "Night of the Stars" for disabled sport in Berlin November 15, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

11/13/2007

Still Friends


German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles withFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy during a visit to the Romain-Rolland secondary school in Berlin November 12, 2007. Sarkozy is in Berlin for a one-day official visit. REUTERS/Marcus Brandt/Pool (GERMANY)

Number one


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the European Parliament for a meeting with German President of the European Parliament Hans Gert Poettering in Strasbourg, eastern France, November 13, 2007.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during a visit to the Romain-Rolland secondary school in Berlin November 12, 2007. Sarkozy is in Berlin for a one-day official visit. REUTERS/Marcus Brandt/Pool (GERMANY)
REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE)

11/11/2007

Sarko remembers


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy waves after Armistice Day ceremonies marking the 89th anniversary of the end of World War I at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, November 11, 2007. REUTERS/Michel Euler/Pool

11/07/2007

Angie!


German Chancellor Angela Merkel awaits the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin November 7, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

11/03/2007

Angie heils the troops


German Chancellor Angela Merkel, wearing a flak jacket, waves before boarding a Transall aircraft in Afghanistan capital Kabul November 3, 2007. Merkel made her first visit to Afghanistan on Saturday and is expected to visit some of the 3,000 German troops stationed in the country. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele/Pool (AFGHANISTAN)

11/01/2007

Sarko the visionary


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy uses a telescope as he visits the Biguglia's bird sanctuary during a two-day trip in the French Mediterranean Island of Corsica, October 30, 2007. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE)

Back to the heil


French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves as he leaves the Ajaccio town hall, southern Corsica island, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. The French Cabinet meeting took place on Wednesday at the Ajaccio prefecture, and it was the second time, since Sarkozy took office last May 2007, the it was held outside the Elysee palace in Paris. The first was held in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Sept. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jean-Pierre Belzit)(Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)

10/31/2007

Angie in India


An Indian woman greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) with a cloth during her visit to a stall at the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) head office in Mumbai October 31, 2007. Merkel is in India on a four-day official visit. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA)

Angie squints


German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a business meeting with Indian industrialists in Mumbai October 31, 2007. Merkel urged India, one of the world's biggest polluters, to do more to combat climate change on Tuesday, saying her country was willing to help New Delhi make progress. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA)

10/28/2007

Angie sends a message


German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a meeting of her Christian Democratic Union party's Women's Group in the northern German town of Braunschweig. Merkel accused the Social Democrats, partners in her "grand coalition," of lurching to the left as they demanded more worker-friendly policies at a party congress Saturday.(AFP/DDP/Nigel Treblin)

10/27/2007

Hey Angie, catch!


Merkel, seen here on 09 October 2007, has accused the Social Democrats, partners in her "grand coalition," of lurching to the left after they called for a rollback of key reforms.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Urban)AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

10/26/2007

Keep your chin up, Angie


German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits beside former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl during a reception of German Red Cross (DRK) in Berlin October 25, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

10/24/2007

Angie and Al

Look, she taught him how to heil

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore pose for the media before talks in Berlin October 23, 2007. The building in the background is the Reichstag, seat of the German lower house of parliament. REUTERS\Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY)

10/20/2007

Sarko's single now, Angie


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) embraces Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting of European Union leaders in Lisbon October 18, 2007. Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia are separating by mutual agreement, the president's office said in a statement on October 18, 2007. The announcement ends weeks of speculation about the state of the Sarkozy marriage and follows media reports that the pair secretly saw a judge on Monday to file for divorce. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (PORTUGAL)

Angie demonstrates the "turning heil"


Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel waves as she arrives to the entrance for the second day of meetings of European Union leaders in Lisbon, October 19, 2007. European Union leaders clinched final agreement on Friday on a treaty to reform the 27-nation bloc's institutions, replacing a defunct constitution and ending a two-year crisis of confidence in Europe's future. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (PORTUGAL)

Angie raises the roof


Angela Merkel, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), receives applause after her speech during "Germany Day" at the annual meeting of the party youth organisation Young Union (Junge Union) in Berlin October 20, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

Say heil to the kids!


Angela Merkel, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), receives applause after her speech during the "Germany Day" at the annual meeting of the party youth organisation Young Union (Junge Union) in Berlin October 20, 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)

Triumph


German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands in front of the new bridge between Stralsund, northern Germany, and the island of Ruegen, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. Merkel opened the spectacular new bridge on Saturday connecting the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations, with the mainland. The more than 4-kilometer (2-mile) -long road bridge, which cost some euro 125 million (US$178 million), rises high above the Strelasund strait. (AP Photo/Frank Hormann)

10/18/2007

Merkozy forgets Sarko divorce


German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, shares a laugh with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the start of the EU summit Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, in Lisbon, Portugal. (AP Photo / Armando Franca)

10/17/2007

Angry Angie


German Chancellor Angela Merkel frowns as she walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not in the picture) during the German-Russian governmental consultations St. Petersburg Dialogue Forum in Wiesbaden October 15, 2007. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY)

Bless you


German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, sneezes as she and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the Petersburg Dialogue at the Kurhaus resort in Wiesbaden, Germany, Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. Putin is on a two-day visit to Germany for talks between Germany and Russia. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Angie, cover your mouth!


German Chancellor Angela Merkel coughs during the German-Russian governmental consultations St. Petersburg Dialogue in Wiesbaden October 15, 2007. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY)