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)