After a string of presidencies ranging from the disastrous (Luxembourg's, 2005) to the merely boring (Finland's, 2006), Germany's stint—which coincides with a confidence-boosting economic upswing and chairmanship of the Group of Eight (G8) industrial econ
After a string of presidencies ranging from the disastrous (Luxembourg's, 2005) to the merely boring (Finland's, 2006), Germany's stint—which coincides with a confidence-boosting economic upswing and chairmanship of the Group of Eight (G8) industrial econ
经历浩劫般的多事之秋（译者：法国及荷兰全民公投否决《欧盟宪法条约》）（2005年卢森堡任轮值主席国）到忍受庸庸碌碌的无聊之年（2006年芬兰任轮值主席国），2007欧盟迎来了勤俭持家的德国——此时适逢德国经济蓬勃发展且当选八国集团峰会东道国——其暗示要在任内对国际事务发挥影响，默克尔的画外音即德国归来。