libretto (en)

(noun) the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater / (noun) the book containing a libretto (from Italian)

linchpin (en)

(noun) a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft) / (noun) one that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit

London Debt Agreement (en)

a debt relief treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and creditor nations; signed in London on February 27, 1953, and came into force on September 16, 1953

Louvre Accord (en)

an agreement, signed on February 22, 1987 in Paris, that aimed to stabilize the international currency markets and halt the continued decline of the US Dollar caused by the Plaza Accord; signed by France, West Germany, Japan, Canada, the US and the UK

Maastricht Treaty (en)

treay for creating the EU; signed on 7 February 1992 by the members of the European Community in Maastricht, Netherlands

morass (en)

(noun) marsh swamp / (noun) a situation that traps, confuses, or impedes / (noun) an overwhelming or confusing mass or mixture

Outright Monetary Transactions (en)

a program of the European Central Bank under which the bank makes purchases ("outright transactions") in secondary, sovereign bond markets, under certain conditions, of bonds issued by Eurozone member-states; differs from QE in that the goal is not to inject liquidity but rather to fix interest rate differences across the EU

palaver (en)

(noun) a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication / (noun) conference discussion / (noun) idle talk / (noun) misleading or beguiling speech / (verb) to talk profusely or idly / (verb) parley / (verb) to use palaver to; cajole

panoply (en)

(noun) a complete or impressive collection of things; (historically) a complete set of arms or suit of armor

Paris Commune (en)

a radical socialist and revolutionary government that ruled Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. Following the defeat of Emperor Napoleon III in September 1870, the French Second Empire collapsed, and the French Third Republic rose up in its place (initially intended as a provisional government but it ended up lasting until 1940) to continue the war with Prussia, which resulted in a 4-month-long siege of Paris (ending Jan 28), which laid the groundwork for the Commune

parlous (en)

(adjective) full of danger or uncertainty; precarious

planification (en)

the management of resources according to a plan of economic or political development (from the French planifier)

Plaza Accord (en)

(or, Plaza Agreement) between France, West Germany, Japan, the US, and the UK, to depreciate the U.S. dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark by intervening in currency markets, in 1985

rapprochement (en)

(especially in international affairs) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

rentiers (en)

a Marxist term (though never actually used by Karl Marx himself) refering to those who receive income - usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits - from their assets and investments

semiotics (en)

the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation (adj: semiotic)

Speech of Hope (en)

or "Restatement of Policy on Germany"; delivered in Stuttgart on Sept 6, 1947 by James F. Byrnes, the US Secretary of State; set the tone of future US policy as it repudiated the Morgenthau Plan economic policies and with its message of a change to a policy of economic reconstruction gave the Germans hope for the future

succor (en)

assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

Teutonic (en)

(noun) germanic

There is no alternative (en)

a slogan refering to globalization popularised by Margaret Thatcher; means that the market economy is the only system that works, and that debate about this is over

trammeled (en)

(verb) to catch or hold in or as if in a net; enmesh / (verb) to prevent or impede the free play of; confine

Treaty of Rome (en)

the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (became the EU in 1993); signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany and came into force on 1 January 1958

troika (en)

(noun) a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast / (noun) a team for such a vehicle / (noun) a group of three / (noun) an administrative or ruling body of three

Truman Doctrine (en)

an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War; announced March 12, 1947 and further developed on July 12, 1948 when Truman pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey

warrant (en)

a security that entitles the holder to buy the underlying stock of the issuing company at a fixed price called exercise price until the expiry date; similar to options (not sure of the difference)