Members of the German Bundestag and French Assemble Nationale, including German Chancellor <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Angela+Merkel&family=editorial&specificpeople=202161 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Angela Merkel</a> and French President Francois Hollande (C), as well as German President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Joachim+Gauck&family=editorial&specificpeople=2077888 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Joachim Gauck</a> (L) and French Prime Minister Jean-marc Ayrault, attend a joint session of the two governments at the Bundestag during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Elysee Treaty on January 22, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The treaty, concluded in 1963 by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer in the Elysee Palace in Paris, set a new tone of reconciliation between France and Germany, and called for consultations between the two countries to come to a common stance on policies affecting the most important partners in Europe as well as the rest of the region. Since its establishment, the document for improved bilateral relations has been seen by many as the driving force behind European integration.
{"Image ImageDescription": "BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 22:  Members of the German Bundestag and French Assemble Nationale, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande (C), as well as German President Joachim Gauck (L) and French Prime Minister Jean-marc Ayrault, attend a joint session of the two governments at the Bundestag during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Elysee Treaty on January 22, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The treaty, concluded in 1963 by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer in the Elysee Palace in Paris, set a new tone of reconciliation between France and Germany, and called for consultations between the two countries to come to a common stance on policies affecting the most important partners in Europe as well as the rest of the region. Since its establishment, the document for improved bilateral relations has been seen by many as the driving force behind European integration.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 Getty Images"}