Abbreviations and acronyms

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

BEUC

The European Consumer Organisation

BP

British Petroleum

CARES Act

Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act

CGTN

China Global Television Network

COVID-19

Coronavirus Disease 2019

EC

European Commission

ESG

Environmental, social and governance

EU

European Union

FARA

US Foreign Agents Registration Act

GAO

Government Accountability Office, United States

HATVP

France’s High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (Haute Autorité de la Vie Publique)

HM

Her Majesty’s (UK)

IDEA

Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

LDA

Lobbying Disclosure Act

MEP

Member of the European Parliament

MP

Member of Parliament

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OURdata

OECD Open Useful and Re-usable Data

PAC

Political Action Committee, United States

PMR

Product Market Regulation (Indicators)

RIA

Regulatory impact assessment

RSS

Really Simple Syndication feed

SAI

Supreme audit institution

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SEAP

Society of European Affairs Professionals

SPIO

OECD Working Party of Senior Public Integrity Officials

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