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FILE - In this May 15, 2012 file photo, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, talks to new French President Francois Hollande in Berlin. Merkel and Hollande said in a joint statement issued by the German government Friday, July 27, 2012 that their countries are "deeply committed to the integrity of the eurozone." They said eurozone members and European institutions "must comply with their obligations, each in their own are of competence." (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)