回首欧洲的2006年,逝去的一年有许多事件可圈可点。德国选举产生了首位女总理,在她的主导下,德国从2007年1月1日起将增值税税率从16%上调至19%,上调幅度为德国战后税率一次性调整的最大幅度。德国成功举办了世界杯足球赛,虽然与冠军失之交臂,但却极大地刺激了消费,为经济注入强心剂。法国通过了旨在促进年轻人就业的法案,但却引发了大规模的抗议活动。袖珍小国斯洛文尼亚获准加入欧元区,成为第十三 Looking back at Europe in 2006, there are many things that have gone by in the past year. Germany led the election of the first female premier. Under her leadership, Germany raised the VAT rate from 16% to 19% from January 1, 2007, the biggest increase in the one-time tax rate adjustment since Germany's war. Germany successfully hosted the World Cup, although missed with the championship, but it has greatly stimulated the consumption of a tonic for the economy. France passed a bill to promote the employment of young people, but it triggered a massive protest. Slovenia, a small pocket nation, is allowed to join the euro area as the thirteenth