Select Committee on European Communities Thirtieth Report

APPENDIX 3

Glossary

Acronyms

ARA — Alliance for Regional Aid CAP — Common Agricultural Policy CBI — Confederation of British Industry CEECs — Central and Eastern European Countries COSLA — Convention of Scottish Local Authorities CSF — Community Support Framework DTI — Department of Trade and Industry EAGGF — European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund ECOS — European Cities Cooperation System EMU — Economic and Monetary Union EPRP — European Peace and Reconciliation Programme ERDF — European Regional Development Fund ESF — European Social Fund FIFG — Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance GDP — Gross Domestic Product GNP — Gross National Product HIE — Highlands and Islands Enterprise

ILO — International Labour Office IEEP — Institute of European Environmental Policy ISPA — Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession LCC — Leeds City Council LGA — Local Government Association NEAP — National Employment Action Plan NGOs — Non-Governmental Organisations NUTS — Nomenclature of territorial statistical units PMCs — Programme Monitoring Committees RDA — Regional Development Agency RETI — Association of European Regions of Industrial Technology RSPB — Royal Society for the Protection of Birds SME — Small and Medium Enterprises SPDs — Single Programming Documents TECs — Training and Enterprise Councils TUC — Trades Union Congress UCLAF — Unit for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention WDA — Welsh Development Agency

Community Initiatives

INTERREG — Crossborder co-operation (Part A), energy networks (Part B), co-operation in the area of regional planning, in particular management of water supply (Part C)

KONVER — Economic diversification in regions heavily dependent on the defence sector

LEADER — Rural development

PESCA — Economic diversification in areas heavily dependent on the fisheries sector

RECHAR — Conversion of coal-mining areas

RESIDER — Conversion of steel areas

RESTRUCT — [Proposed] Industrial restructuring

RETEX — Economic diversification in areas heavily dependent on the textile and clothing industry

URBAN — Regeneration of crisis-struck areas in medium-sized and large towns

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