08 April 2019, Berlin: Handball: National Team: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) throws a handball with autographs of members of the national handball team at the reception for the German national handball team in the Federal Chancellery. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

08 April 2019, Berlin: Handball: National Team: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) receives a poster from team captain Uwe Gensheimer at the reception for the German national handball team at the Federal Chancellery. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

08 April 2019, Berlin: Handball: National Team: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) receives a poster from team captain Uwe Gensheimer at the reception for the German national handball team at the Federal Chancellery. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

dpatop - 08 April 2019, Berlin: Handball: National Team: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) holds a handball with autographs of members of the national handball team in her hands at the reception for the German national handball team in the Federal Chancellery. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

08 April 2019, Berlin: Handball: National Team: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) holds a handball with autographs of members of the national handball team in her hands at the reception for the German national handball team in the Federal Chancellery. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa