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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (3rdR) talks with the King of Spain, Felipe VI (C) as Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite (2ndR), North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier Armin Laschet (R), Aachen's Mayor Marcel Philipp (2ndL) and spokesman of the Charlemagne Prize Juergen Linden (L) look on, before attending mass at the Cathedral of Aachen on May 10, 2018, hours before the French President will be awarded with the Charlemagne Prize. President Emmanuel Macron will receive the prestigious Charlemagne Prize for his vision to rebuild Europe at a time when the bloc is battling instability. (Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)