| CLLD | Community-Led Local Development |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CPF | Country Partnership Framework |
| CSSC | Cities Mission Smart Cities Coordination (EU initiative) |
| CuRI | Catching-up Regions Initiative |
| DG REGIO | Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission |
| EC | European Commission |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF+ | European Social Fund Plus |
| ESPON | European Spatial Planning Observation Network |
| EU | European Union |
| EU+3 | European Union plus three associated countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) |
| FUA | Functional Urban Area |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| IMC | Inter-Municipal Cooperation |
| IROP | Integrated Regional Operational Programme |
| ITI | Integrated Territorial Investment |
| ITS | Integrated Territorial Strategy |
| JMO | Joint Municipal Office |
| JTF | Just Transition Fund |
| KURR | Concept of Territorial Development of the Region |
| LAG | Local Action Group |
| LAE | Local Administrative Entity |
| MIRRI | Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation of the Slovak Republic |
| MRC | Marginalised Roma Community |
| MS | Member States (of the EU) |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NGEU | Next Generation EU (EU recovery instrument) |
| NRRP | National Recovery and Resilience Plan |
| NUTS | Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics |
| OP | Operational Programme |
| PA | Partnership Agreement |
| PIT | Personal Income Tax |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RDA | Regional Development Agency |
| RIS3 | Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation |
| SK8 | Association of Self-Governing Regions of the Slovak Republic |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
| SRSP | Structural Reform Support Programme |
| SUDA | Sustainable Urban Development Areas |
| TSP | Territorial Strategic Planning |
| TVET | Technical and Vocational Education and Training |
| UoB | University of Banská Bystrica |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UMS | Union of Towns and Cities (Unia miest Slovenska) |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UPN VÚC | Land Use Plan of a Large Territorial Unit |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| WSF | World Social Forum (or Workforce Strategy Framework, depending on context) |
| YEI | Youth Employment Initiative |
| ZMOS | Združenie miest a obcí Slovenska (Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia) |
Preparing for Demographic Change in the Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic
