| AEB | Association of European Businesses
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| CER | Centre for European Reform
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| CFE | Conventional Forces in Europe
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| CFSP | Common Foreign and Security Policy
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| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States
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| CMEA | Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
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| COE | Council of Europe |
| EC | European Communities |
| ECHR | European Convention on Human Rights
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| ECJ | European Court of Justice
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| ECT | Energy Charter Treaty |
| EEA | European Economic Area
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| EIDHR | European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights
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| ENP | European Neighbourhood Policy
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| ENPI | European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument
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| EU | European Union |
| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment
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| G8 | Group of Eight |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross
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| IOC | International Oil Company
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| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation
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| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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| OSCE | Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
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| PACE | Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe
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| PCA | Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
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| PSC | Political and Security Committee
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| SCO | Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
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| TEC | Treaty Establishing the European Community
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| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change
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| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction
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| WTO | World Trade Organisation
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