FILE - The April 5, 2011 file photo shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel arriving for the opening ceremony for a women soccer exhibition in Berlin, Germany, after she underwent a meniscus surgery on her left knee. Merkel cracked her pelvis during a skiing accident in the Swiss Alps and will have to cut back on her work schedule for the next three weeks, her spokesman said Monday, Jan 6, 2014. Merkel would continue to preside over Cabinet and government meetings, using a walking aid to get around, he said. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)