General view shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she delivers her government statement during a session of the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel laid out her policy agenda in a speech to the Bundestag lower house of parliament on Tuesday. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

General view shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she delivers her government statement during a session of the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel laid out her policy agenda in a speech to the Bundestag lower house of parliament on Tuesday.

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  1. German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.
  2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  4. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  6. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) waves aboard a car as she leaves the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  7. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) salutes war veterans during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  8. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd-L) salutes war veterans during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  9. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, on November 11, 2009 during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years after the end of World War I. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead;.
  10. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, on November 11, 2009 during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years after the end of World War I. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead;.
  11. Heads of state accompany German Chancellor Angela Merkel (4-L) after they walked through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin late on November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A Berlin Wall anniversary plea by world leaders for a new fight against 'tyranny' was hailed as Germany cleared away its dominoes of freedom.
  12. German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.
  13. German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.
  14. German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the stand after addressing the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.
  15. German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes the first speach of her new term as chancellor to the Bundestag (Lower house of parliament) in Berlin on November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.
  16. German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes the first speach of her new term as chancellor to the Bundestag (Lower house of parliament) in Berlin on November 10, 2009. Merkel called on US car giant General Motors to foot the bill for restructuring its troubled European subsidiary Opel after it decided to keep the unit rather than sell it.

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