| ACP | African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
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| Budgetisation | The integration of European Development Funds into the EU budget.
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| Cotonou Agreement
| The successor to the Lomé Convention, governing aid and trade relations between the EU and ACP countries.
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| CAP | The EU's Common Agricultural Policy.
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| CSP | Country Strategy Paper
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| Deconcentration | The devolution of powers and responsibilities from Brussels to Delegations in the field.
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| DAC | The Development Assistance Committee of the OECD.
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| EBA | The European Union's Everything But Arms initiative which grants improved market access to least developed countries.
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| EC | European Community. See explanatory note.
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| ECHO | European Community Humanitarian Aid Office
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| EDF | European Development Fund. Non-budgetised assistance for ACP countries.
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| EU | European Union. |
| IQSG | Inter-service Quality Support Group which vets Country Strategy Papers.
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| Official Aid | Aid to transitional countries. See explanatory note.
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| ODA | Official Development Assistance to developing countries. See explanatory note.
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| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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| PRSP | Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
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| SCR | Common Service for External Relations - forerunner to EuropeAid.
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| WTO | World Trade Organization
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