The European Union Explained: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact

List of Acronyms

Acronyms ACP Asia, Caribbean, and Pacific AFSJ Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice CARDS Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development, and Stabilization CAP Common Agricultural Policy CCP Common Commercial Policy CEPOL European Police College CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy CIS Commonwealth of Independent States COMECON Council for Mutual Economic Assistance COPA Committee of Professional Agricultural Organization COREPER Committee of Permanent Representatives EBA Everything But Arms EC European Community (merger of EEC, ECSC, and Euratom treaties) EC Economic Community (Pillar I of Maastricht Treaty) ECB European Central Bank ECM European Common Market ECOFIN Council of Economic and Finance Ministers ECSC European Coal and Steel Community ECU European Currency Unit EDC European Defense Community EEA European Economic Area 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 13 9/24/08 9:10:45 AM xiv · Acronyms EEC European Economic Community EFTA European Free Trade Association ELO European Liaison Officer EMS European Monetary System EMU Economic and Monetary Union ENP European Neighborhood Policy ENPI European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument EP European Parliament EPC European Political Cooperation ERDF European Regional Development Fund ERF European Refuge Fund ERP European Recovery Program ESF European Social Fund EU European Union EURATOM European Atomic Energy Community EUROJUST European Judicial Unit EUROPOL European Police Office ESCB European System of Central Banks ESDP European Security and Defense Policy FRONTEX European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders GAERC General Affairs and External Relations Council GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GCC Gulf Cooperation Council GDP Gross Domestic Product ICTY International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia IGC Intergovernmental Conference ISPA Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession JHA Justice and Home Affairs MARRI Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative MEP Member of the European Parliament NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NRC NATO Russian Council OCA Optimum Currency Area OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OEEC Organization for European Economic Cooperation OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries PHARE Poland/Hungary Assistance for Reconstruction of Economies SAA Stabilization and Association Agreement SAP Stabilization and Association Process 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 14 9/24/08 9:10:45 AM Acronyms · xv SAPARD Special Program of Pre-Accession for Agriculture and Rural Development QMV Qualified Majority Voting SEA Single European Act SEM Single European Market SPUC Society for the Protection of Unborn Children TAIEX Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument TEU Treaty on the European Union TRIM Trade Related Investment Issues TRIPS General Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights TRNC Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus UNMIK United Nations Mission in Kosovo VAT Value Added Tax VER Voluntary Export Restraints WEU Western European Union WTO World Trade Organization 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 15 9/24/08 9:10:45 AM 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 16 9/24/08 9:10:45 AM ...