German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler, center, and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, chat while they attend a New Year's reception of German president Joachim Gauck, unseen, for honorable German citizens and representatives of the German government at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)