abeyance (en)

(noun) a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested / (noun) temporary inactivity; suspension

abrogation (en)

the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement

anodyne (en)

(noun) a painkilling drug or medicine

apostate (en)

a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle; the general form is "apostasy"

apostate (en)

a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle; the general form is "apostasy"

autarkic (en)

the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation; a national policy of economic independence

bancor (en)

a supranational currency imagined by Keynes between 1940–1942 and which the UK proposed to introduce after WWII; it could then be used in international trade as a unit of account within a multilateral clearing system—the International Clearing Union—which would also have to be founded

bucolic (en)

(adjective) of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen; pastoral / (adjective) relating to or typical of rural life / (adjective) idyllic

bulwark (en)

(noun) defensive wall

Common Agricultural Policy (en)

the agricultural policy of the EU

doldrums (en)

(noun plural) a spell of listlessness or despondency / (noun plural) a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds / (noun plural) a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump

European Coal and Steel Community (en)

formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, signed by Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; set up to regulate their industrial production under a centralised authority (but really to prevent war between France and Germany); eventually became the EU (sorta)

European Monetary System (en)

an arrangement established in 1979 under the Jenkins European Commission where most of the EEC linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations relative to one another (after the demise of Bretton Woods); replaced the informal EEC agreement to prevent rate fluctuations of 2.25%+; created the ECU (fluctuations within narrow band of 2.25% or wide band of 6%); Deutsch Mark informally emerged as the centre of this arrangement

exigent (en)

(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding

financialization (en)

the process whereby the financial industry becomes more prominent

fractious (en)

difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome

gendarmes (en)

(noun) a member of a body of soldiers especially in France serving as an armed police force for the maintenance of public order / (noun) police officer

Habermasian (en)

referring to Frankfurt School sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas, best known for his theories on communicative rationality and the public sphere

Hartz reforms (en)

a set of recommendations submitted by a committee on reforms to the German labour market in 2002; named after Peter Hartz (head of the committee); goal: to reduce unemployment

hegemony (en)

(noun) preponderant influence or authority over others; domination / (noun) the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group

hinterland (en)

(noun) the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks; an area lying beyond what is visible or known

indelibly (en)

in a way that cannot be removed or forgotten

internecine (en)

(adjective) marked by slaughter; deadly / (adjective) mutually destructive / (adjective) of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group

laconic (en)

(adjective) using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

lacuna (en)

an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)