Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, left, Jose Barroso, president of the European Commission, center, and Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on March 2, 2012. Photographer: Jock Fistick/Bloomberg
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, left, Jose Barroso, president of the European Commission, center, and Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on March 2, 2012. Photographer: Jock Fistick/Bloomberg
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