Merkel greets new French President Francois Hollande
German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed France's new Socialist President Francois Hollande to Germany this evening.
He arrived approximately an hour and a half late to their meeting as his plane was hit by lightning en route to Berlin.
When Francois Hollande met Angela Merkel
During their first meeting French President Hollande and German Chancellor Merkel have said they hope to keep Greece within the eurozone
Francois Hollande becomes president of France
Francois Hollande has officially become France's 24th president as his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy left the Elysee Palace for the last time.