Abbreviations and acronyms

ACA

Agency for Prevention of Corruption (formerly Anti-Corruption Agency)

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALL

Albanian lek

ALMP

Active labour market programmes

AMMK

Kosovo Environmental Protection Agency

APIK

Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of the Fight against Corruption

ATF

Anti-Corruption Task Force

BAM

Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark

BEEPS

Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey

BHAS

Agency for Statistics of Bosnia Herzegovina

BIRN

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network

BRD

Balanced Regional Development

BTI

Bertelsmann Transformation Index

BTX

Benzene, toluene and xylene

CATI

Computer-assisted telephone interviews

CAW

Computer-assisted web surveys

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CEC

Central Election Commission

CEE

Central and Eastern Europe

CEFTA

Central European Free Trade Agreement

CEO

Chief executive officer

CEPEJ

Council of Europe European Commission for the efficiency of justice

CLRA

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

CMC

Crisis Management Centre

CoE

Council of Europe

CPI

Transparency International Corruption Perception Index

CSAC

Commission for State Aid Control

DALY

Disability-adjusted life years

DIOC

Database on Immigrants in OECD and non-OECD Countries

DRR

Disaster risk reduction

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ECA

Europe and Central Asia

ECE

Early Childhood Education

EEA

European Environment Agency

EFPIA

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

E-GDDS

Enhanced General Data Dissemination System

EIB

European Investment Bank

EM-DAT

Emergency Events Database

ENTSO-E

European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity

EPS

Elektroprivreda Srbije

ERA

LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey

ERC

Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission

ERP

Economic Reform Programmes

ESPN

European Social Policy Network

ETF

European Training Foundation

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FBA

Folke Bernadotte Academy

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FIS

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Institute for Statistics

FSA

Financial social assistance

GBV

Gender-based violence

GDP

Gross domestic product

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GMI

Guaranteed minimum income

GNI

Gross national income

GRB

Gender-responsive budgeting

GSO

General Statistic Office

GVC

Global value chains

HEAL

Health and Environment Alliance

HIF

Health Insurance Fund

HJPC

High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council

IAWD

International Association of Water Supplies Companies in the Danube Rive

ICT

Information and communication technology

IEA

International Energy Agency

IEQE

Institute for Education Quality and Evaluation

IHME

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INSTAT

Institute of Statistics

IPA

Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance

IPU

Inter Parliamentary Union

IREX

International Research & Exchanges Board

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

ISO TS

International Organization for Standardization Technical Specification

IT

Information technology

ITU

International Telecommunication Union

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature

JAC

Justice Appointments Council

KAS

Kosovo Agency of Statistics

KCA

Kosovo Cadastral Agency

KLGj

High Judicial Council

KLP

High Prosecutorial Council

KPA

Kosovo Property Agency

KPK

Independent Qualification Commission

LCU

Local currency unit

LFS

Labour Force Survey

LGBTI

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex

LSG

Local self-governments

MCO

Municipal Cadastral Office

MDR

Multi-dimensional Review

MEI

Ministry of European Integration

MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

MP

Member of parliament

MW

Megawatt

NAES

National Agency for Employment and Skills

NAIS

National Agency for Information Society

NALAS

Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South East Europe

NARD

National Agency for Regional Development

NCAC

National Coordinator for Anti-Corruption

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

NDP

National Development Plan

NDS

National Development Strategy

NECP

National energy and climate plans

NEET

Not in education, employment or training

NERP

National Emissions Reduction Plan

NPAA

National Programme for the Adoption of the Acquis

NPISH

Non-profit institutions serving households

NPL

Non-performing loan

NSDI

National Strategy for Development and Integration

NSS

National statistical system

ODA

Official development assistance

ODIHR

Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OHCHR

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

OOP

Out-of-pocket

OPM

Office of the Prime Minister

OSCE

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

PHC

Primary health care

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PM

Particulate matter

PoE

Power over Ethernet

PPP

Public-private partnership

PPP

Purchasing power parity

PPS

Public Policy Secretariat

PRD

Protection and Rescue Directorate

RCC

Regional Cooperation Council

RCP

Representative concentration pathway

RED

Regional Education Directorate

REDA

Regional Economic Development Agency

REK

Mining and Energy Combine

RICYT

Ibero-American and Inter-American Network of Science and Technology Indicators

RSD

Serbian dinar

RSIS

Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics

SAP

Stabilisation and Association Process

SCTM

Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEC

Social and Economic Council

SEPA

Serbian Environmental Protection Agency

SIGMA

Support for Improvement in Governance and Management

SME

Small and medium enterprises

SOE

State-owned enterprises

SORS

Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

SSO

State Statistics Office of North Macedonia

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

STEP

Skills Toward Employment and Productivity

TAP

Transadriatic pipeline

TB

Tuberculosis

TFP

Total factor productivity

TPES

Total primary energy supply

TVET

Technical and vocational education and training

UCLG

United Cities and Local Governments

UIS

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UK

United Kingdom

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP-WCMC

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

UNFPA

United Nations Fund for Population Activities

UNICEF

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UN IGME

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation

UNODC

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

UNSD

United Nations Statistics Division

UNU-WIDER

United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research

US

United States

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USD

United States Dollar

VAT

Value-added tax

VET

Vocational education and training

WEF

World Economic Forum

WFD

Westminster Foundation for Democracy

WHO

World Health Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization

WTTC

World Travel & Tourism Council

YLL

Years of life lost