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Angela Merkel (L), head of the German Party CDU-CSU and French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy (R) talk to media at a press conference, Paris, France, 19 July 2005. The woman favoured in polls to become the next German chancellor, Christian Democratic Union head Angela Merkel, said Tuesday in Paris that France and Germany must remain the motor of Europe. (KEYSTONE/EPA/HALEY) === FRANCE OUT ===