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...Jabot (French): a single or tiered fall of lace worn in the 18th century
Abattoir (French): a slaughterhouse
...very deep crisis for the euro and all of Europe because what we have is a terrible debt and deficit problem that virtually all European nations share and no collective structures to deal with any of it," says Philippe Moreau Defarge, a European affairs expert at the French Institute on International Relations. "Europe is being forced to recognize it isn't as rich or as well-organized as it thought, and faces several long, hard years of finding its way back to solid ground." (See "Greek Tragedy: Athens' Financial Woes...
...Permitting what will essentially become an existential assault on the euro by financial markets isn't something leaders are going to let happen - the political and economic consequences would simply be too grave," says a French government adviser who preferred to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the situation. "The pressure being applied by market speculation is making things harder, but far from impossible. The euro isn't going away...
...this time the club is not being forced to act against its will, and members appear enthusiastic about the new policy. “It’s a great move,” Punchmaster Sam O. French ’12 told me, adding that he was “a big fan of democracy...