Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has been named by Time magazine as its person of the year - the first woman to receive the accolade in almost 30 years.
Mrs Merkel, 61, was chosen for her leadership at a time of immense difficulty in Europe, and becomes the first woman to be named as person of the year since 1986. Last year's winners were the Ebola fighters.
"Not once or twice but three times there has been reason to wonder this year whether Europe could continue to exist - not culturally or geographically but as a historic experiment in ambitious statecraft," said Nancy Gibbs, editor of the magazine.
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