"What is he wearing?" Merkel and Sarkozy make their way to the stage to take a family photo with other G-8 leaders during that group's summit in L'Aquila, Italy, on July 9, 2009.

"Silvio, don't even think about flirting with Carla Bruni." Merkel gives Berlusconi the evil eye during a press conference following a meeting of EU leaders on Feb. 22, 2009 in Berlin.

"Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?" Merkel and Sarkozy applaud at the conclusion of a European elections rally in Berlin on May 10, 2009.

"Oh, Angie!" Merkel welcomes Sarkozy to the chancellery on March 12, 2009, in Berlin.

"So Greece may be in the toilet, but have you tried the spanakopita? C'est magnifique!" Merkel and Sarkozy at the German Chancellery in Berlin on Oct. 9, after talks on stabilizing the Euro and battling the Greek debt crisis.

"You see -- not only does Germany have an amazing export rate. We also have little chefs who make enormous sandwiches." Merkel and Sarkozy pose in front of a restaurant in Straubing, Germany, on June 9, 2008.

"The crowds love us. We should coordinate our outfits with the German flag more often." Merkel and Sarkozy wave to the crowd at the Chancellery in Berlin on June 17.

"I'm glad you like long walks on the beach, too." Sarkozy and Merkel stroll at sunset along a beach promenade in Deauville, France, on Oct. 18, 2010.

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