Acronyms
In the EU Jargon it is very common the use of acronyms. Although not exhaustive, the following list includes the most commonly used acronyms in the EU context.
For a more comprehensive list check here.
- ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting
- ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
- ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
- BEUC Bureau of European Consumer Organisations
- CAP Common Agricultural Policy
- CCT Common Customs Tariff
- CEE Central and Eastern Europe
- CEEP European Centre of Employers and Enterprises
- CFP Common Fisheries Policy
- CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy
- CoR Committee of the Regions
- COREPER Permanent Representatives Committee
- COST European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research
- CSDP Common Security and Defence Policy
- DG Directorate General
- EAGGF European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund
- EC European Community
- ECB European Central Bank
- ECHR European Court of Human Rights
- ECOFIN Economic and Finance Council
- ECSC European Coal and Steel Community
- EDF European Development Fund
- EEA European Economic Area
- EEB European Environmental Bureau
- EEAS European External Action Service
- EFTA European Free Trade Association
- EIB European Investment Bank
- EIF European Investment Fund
- EMU Economic Monetary Union
- EPP-ED European's People Party-European Democrats
- ERDF European Regional Development Fund
- ESC European Economic and Social Committee
- ESF European Social Fund
- ETUC European Trade Union Confederation
- EUPM European Union Police Mission
- EURATOM European Atomic Energy Community
- EURO Single European Currency
- EUROPOL European law enforcement organisation
- EUROSTAT Community’s Statistical Office
- GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- MEP Member of the European Parliament
- OLAF European Anti-Fraud Office
- OJ Official Journal of EU
- OSCE Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- PSC Political and Security Committee
- S&D Party of European Socialists and Democrats
- SEM Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
- SEPLIS European Secretariat for the Liberal Professions
- UEAPME European Union of Craft and SMEs
- WEU Western European Union
