BERLIN - JANUARY 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with students at the Caspar David Friedrich High School on January 22, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. German government members were meeting with students across Germany in a European Union project day to explain the significance of the E.U. to Germany's youth. Germany currently holds the presidency of the European Union Council. Getty Images logo Getty Images 34 months ago

BERLIN - JANUARY 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with students at the Caspar David Friedrich High School on January 22, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. German government members were meeting with students across Germany in a European Union project day to explain the significance of the E.U. to Germany's youth. Germany currently holds the presidency of the European Union Council.

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