German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande address a news conference after their talks in the Chancellery in Berlin, May 15, 2012. Hollande was greeted by a thunderstorm in Paris and storm clouds gathering over the euro zone as France’s first Socialist president in 17 years was sworn in on Tuesday before flying to Berlin to plead his case for less austerity in Europe. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (GERMANY – Tags: POLITICS)