![German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) receives a gift of a Steiff soft toy dog during the CDU party congress in Karlsruhe, Germany December 14, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) receives a gift of a Steiff soft toy dog during the CDU party congress in Karlsruhe, Germany December 14, 2015.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CRAD36/german-chancellor-angela-merkel-and-leader-of-the-christian-democratic-union-cdu-receives-a-gift-of-a-steiff-soft-toy-dog-during-the-cdu-party-congress-in-karlsruhe-germany-december-14-2015-reuterskai-pfaffenbach-2CRAD36.jpg)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) receives a gift of a Steiff soft toy dog during the CDU party congress in Karlsruhe, Germany December 14, 2015.
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ATTENTION: EMBARGO CONDITIONS - NO ONLINE PUBLICATION BEFORE 24 OCTOBER 2011, 07 AM CET. PINT PUBLICATION ALLOWED FROM 24 OCTOBER 2011) German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) presents French Presdient Nicolas Sarkozy with
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) receives a gift of a Steiff soft toy dog during the CDU party congress in Karlsruhe, Germany December 14, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) receives a gift of a Steiff soft toy dog during the CDU party congress in Karlsruhe, Germany December 14, 2015.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CJEH9P/german-chancellor-angela-merkel-and-leader-of-the-christian-democratic-union-cdu-receives-a-gift-of-a-steiff-soft-toy-dog-during-the-cdu-party-congress-in-karlsruhe-germany-december-14-2015-reuterskai-pfaffenbach-2CJEH9P.jpg)