Abbreviations and acronyms

AIR

Annual implementation report

APC

Association of Polish Cities

ASI

Areas of strategic intervention

ATI

Access to information

BIP

Public Information Bulletin (Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej)

BZP                       

Public Procurement Bulletin (Biuletyn Zamowien Publicznych)

CBA

Central Budget Authority

CoG

Centre of government

CoR

European Committee of the Regions

CPR

Common provisions regulation

CSO

Civil society organisation

EC                          

European Commission

EFTA

European Free Trade Association

EIB

European Investment Bank

EIU

Economist Intelligence Unit

ESIF

European Structural and Investment Funds

EU                         

European Union

FDS

Polish Local Roads Fund

FFM

Fact-finding mission

FUA                      

Functional urban area

GDP                    

Gross domestic product

GZM                     

Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia and Zagłębie (Gornoslasko-Zaglebiowska Metropolia)

HRM

Human resource management

ICT

Information and communication technology

IT                           

Information technology

ITI

Integrated territorial investments

KTS

Polish System of Coding of Territorial and Statistical Units

LAG

Local action group

LDS                        

Local development strategy

LGBTI

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people

LSGU                    

Local self-government unit

M&E

Monitoring and evaluation

MA                        

Managing authority

MDFRP                

Polish Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy

MFF                      

Multiannual financial forecast

MFiPR                  

Polish Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy (Ministerstwo Funduszy i Polityki Regionalnej)

MoU

Memorandum of understanding

MTEF                    

Medium-term expenditure framework

NCRSO                 

National Centre for Civil Society Development (Narodowe Centrum Rozwoju Spoleczenstwa Obywatelskiego)

NGO                     

Non-governmental organisation

NOP

National operational programmes

NSRD

National Regional Development Strategy

NTO

National Territorial Observatories

NUP

National Urban Policy

OGD

Open Government Data

OGP                      

Open Government Partnership

PA

Partnership Agreement

PCI

Partnership City Initiative

PFA

Public Finance Act

PMR

Product market regulation

PPO                      

Public Procurement Office

R&D                      

Research and development

RAC                       

Regional audit chamber (Regionalne izby obrachunkowe)

RDS                       

Regional development strategy

RIA                        

Regulatory impact assessment

ROP                      

Regional operational programme

RPO                      

Office of the Ombudsman (Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich)

RTO                       

Regional Territorial Observatory

SME                      

Small- and medium-sized enterprise

SRD                       

Polish Strategy for Responsible Development for the Period up to 2020

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis

TERYT

Poland’s National Official Register of the Territorial Division of the Country

ZMP                      

Association of Polish Cities (Związek Miast Polskich)