Abbreviations and acronyms

BBSR

Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (Germany)

DG REFORM

Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission

European Union

EUR

Euro

GDP

Gross domestic product

MDPWA

Ministry for Development, Public Works and Administration

MEIP

Ministry of European Investments and Projects

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NUTS

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics

NUTS

Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics

PFRR

Podlaska Fundacja Rozwoju Regionalnego (Podlaska Regional Development Foundation, Poland)

PPP

Purchasing power parity

RDA

Regional Development Agency

ROREG

Association of Regional Development Agencies of Romania

RSES

Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (Ireland)

Smart specialisation strategy

SMEs

Small- and medium-sized enterprises

SWOT

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

USD

United States dollar

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