Here you will find a list of abbreviations used on this website. | ACP countries | 77 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
| | acquis | acquis communautaire Community acquis | | ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations | | ASEM | Asia Europe Meeting | | CAP | Common Agricultural Policy | | Coreper | Permanent Representatives Committee | | COREG | Committee of the Regions | | CFSP | Common Foreign and Security Policy | | DG | Directorate-General | | EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | | ECB | European Central Bank | | ECHO | European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Office | | ECOFIN | ECOFIN Council (economic and finance ministers) | | EG | European Community | | ECSC | European Coal and Steel Community | | EIB | European Investment Bank | | EMFA | European Minister of Foreign Affairs | | EMS | European Monetary System | | EMU | Economic and Monetary Union | | EP | European Parliament | | EPS | European Political Cooperation | | ESC | Economic and Social Committee | | ESCB | European System of Central Banks | | EU | European Union | | Euratom | European Atomic Energy Community | | Europol | European Police Office | | ECHR | European Convention on Human Rights | | GDP | Gross domestic product | | Gymnich | Informal Foreign Ministers' Meeting | | HR | High Representative | | IGC | Intergovernmental Conference | | IMF | International Monetary Fund | | JHA | Justice and Home Affairs | | NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | | OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development | | OSCE | Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe | | PSC | Political and Security Committee | | GAERC | General Affairs and External Relations Council | | TEN | Trans-European Networks | | UN | United Nations | | WEU | Western European Union | | WTO | World Trade Organisation | |