European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a meeting in Brussels March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker poked fun at talk of friction between himself and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as he held his second meeting this week with Europe's most powerful government leader.
"My friend Angela", as she was described by the European Commission president at a Brussels news conference on Wednesday, also went out of her way to talk of "friendship" and praise the EU executive's work since Juncker took over five months ago.
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