Multi‑dimensional Review of the Western Balkans

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