Abbreviations

ABVV/FGTB

Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond – Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique (General Labour Federation of Belgium)

ACV/CSC

Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond – Confédération des syndicats chrétiens (Confederation of Christian Trade Unions, Belgium)

AEMH

Association Européenne des Médecins des Hôpitaux (Association of European Hospital Doctors)

AGS

Annual (Sustainable) Growth Strategy

AIM

International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies

AMEPIP

Agenția pentru Monitorizarea și Evaluarea Performanțelor Întreprinderilor Publice (Agency for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Enterprise Performance in Romania)

ATAF

Azienda Trasporti dell’Area Fiorentina (former public transport provider in Florence, Italy)

ATCEUC

Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination

Attac

Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens’ Action

BDA

Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (Federation of German Employers’ Associations)

BDI

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (Federation of German Industry)

BEPGs

Broad Economic Policy Guidelines

BoP

Balance of payments

CEE

Central and Eastern Europe

CEEP

Centre Européen des Entreprises à Participation Publique (European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services and Services of General Interest; until December 2020, then SGI Europe)

CEOE

Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales (Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations)

CER

Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

CGIL

Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (Italian General Confederation of Labour)

CGT

Confédération Générale du Travail (French General Confederation of Labour)

CID

Council Implementing Decision

CIF

Construction Industry Federation (in Ireland)

CJEU

Court of Justice of the European Union

ČMKOS

Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů (Czech Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions)

CNE

Centrale nationale des employés (Belgian trade union)

CoE

Council of Europe

COM

Communication of the European Commission

CPSU

Civil and Public Services Union (in Ireland)

CSC

See: ACV/CSC

CSR

Country-Specific Recommendation

CT

Constitutional Treaty

DB

Deutsche Bahn (German railways)

DE

Germany

DG

Directorate-General

DGB

Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (German Trade Union Confederation)

DG ECFIN

Directorate‑General for Economic and Financial Affairs

DG EMPL

Directorate‑General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion

DG ENV

Directorate‑General for Environment

DG GROW

Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs

DPER

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (in Ireland)

DRG

Diagnostic-Related Groups

DWD

Drinking Water Directive

EAEA

European Arts and Entertainment Alliance (European trade union federation of arts and entertainment workers)

EAHP

European Association of Hospital Pharmacists

EAP

Economic Adjustment Programme

EAPN

European Anti-Poverty Network

EASA

European Aviation and Safety Agency

ECA

European Cockpit Association (European federation of pilots’ trade unions)

ECB

European Central Bank

ECI

European Citizens’ Initiative

ECJ

European Court of Justice

ECMT

European Conference of Ministers of Transport

ECSC

European Coal and Steel Community

EC Treaty

Other name for the Treaty establishing the European Community

EDP

Excessive Deficit Procedure

EEC

European Economic Community

EES

European employment strategy

EFBWW

European Federation of Building and Woodworkers

EFFAT

European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions

EFSF

European Financial Stability Facility

EHIC

European Health Insurance Card

EMCO

Employment Committee (of the EU)

EMU

Economic and Monetary Union

ENPCHSP

European Network against the Privatisation and Commercialisation of Health and Social Protection (the European Network)

EP

European Parliament

EPC

Economic Policy Committee

EPF

European Patients’ Forum

EPHA

European Public Health Alliance

EPSU

European Public Service Union

ERA

European Railway Agency

ERO

Employment Regulation Orders (in Ireland)

ESF

European Social Forum

ESM

European Stability Mechanism

ETF

European Transport Workers’ Federation

ETUC

European Trade Union Confederation

ETUCE

European Trade Union Committee for Education (trade union federation for education)

ETUI

European Trade Union Institute

EU

European Union

Euratom

European Atomic Energy Community

EUROCOP

European Confederation of Police (trade unions)

EURORDIS

European Organisation for Rare Diseases

FDP

Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party, Germany)

FEMPI

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Ireland)

FEMS

Fédération Européenne des Médecins Salariés (European Federation of Salaried Doctors)

FGTB

See: ABVV/FGTB

FNV

Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (Confederation of Dutch trade unions)

FS

Ferrovie dello Stato (Italy’s national railway company)

GDP

Gross domestic product

GP

General practitioner (a general medical doctor)

GUE/NGL

Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (in the European Parliament)

HOPE

European Hospital and Healthcare Federation

HOSPEEM

European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association

HRM

Human resource management

HQ

Headquarters

IBEC

Irish Business and Employers Confederation

IDC

International Dockworkers Council

IE

Ireland

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INMO

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

ISME

Irish Association for Small and Medium Enterprises

IT

Italy

ITF

International Transport Workers’ Federation

ITUC

International Trade Union Confederation

KOZ

Konfederácia Odborových Zväzov Slovenskej Republiky (Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic)

MEDEF

Mouvement des entreprises de France (Movement of the Enterprises of France; French employer federation)

MEP

Member of the European Parliament

MFF

Multiannual Financial Framework

MIP

Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

NEG

New economic governance

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NRRP

National Recovery and Resilience Plan

NTA

National Transport Authority (in Ireland)

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OGBL

Onofhängegen Gewerkschaftsbond Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish trade union confederation)

OMC

Open method of coordination

OPZZ

Ogólnopolskie Porozumienie Związków Zawodowych (All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions)

PD

Partito Democratico (Italian centre-left party)

PHM

People’s Health Movement

P-MoU

Precautionary Memorandum of Understanding

PNL

Partidul Național Liberal (National Liberal Party, Romania)

PPP

Public–private partnership

PSI

Public Services International (Global federation of public service unions)

PSO

Public service obligation

QMV

Qualified majority voting

REA

Registered Employment Agreements (in Ireland)

RRF

Recovery and Resilience Facility

RO

Romania

SEA

Single European Act

SGEI

Services of general economic interest

SGI Europe

Services of General Interest Europe (European employers’ association in the public sector)

SGP

Stability and Growth Pact

SME United

European Association of Craft, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises

SMP

Single market programme

SNCF

Société nationale des chemins de fer français (French national railway company)

SOE

State-owned enterprise

SPD

Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party of Germany)

SUD

Solidaires Unitaires Démocratiques (a radical union confederation in France)

SURE

(EU) Support (scheme) to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency

SWD

Staff working document of the European Commission

TEC

Treaty Establishing the European Community

TEEC

Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community

TEU

Treaty on European Union

TFEU

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

TNC

Transnational corporation

TUC

Trades Union Congress (British trade union confederation)

UIL

Unione Italiana del Lavoro (an Italian trade union confederation)

UITP

Union Internationale des Transports Publics (International Association of Public Transport)

UK

United Kingdom

ULC

Unit labour cost

UNI Europa

European trade union federation of (private sector) service workers’ unions

US

United States

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

ver.di

Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (United Services Union, Germany)

WFD

Water Framework Directive

WHO

World Health Organisation

Younion

Austrian trade union (of municipal, media, education, etc. workers)