Section 1: General Information for Applicants

Abbreviations

CEE Central and Eastern Europe
CoE Council of Europe
COREPER Committee of Permanent Representatives
DG Directorate General
EC European Commission
EEA European Economic Area
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EP European Parliament
EU European Union
EURO European Union single currency unit
ISPA Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession
NPAA National Program for the Adoption of the Acquis
NIS Newly Independent States
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NPO Not-for-Profit Organization
Phare Poland, Hungary: assistance for economic reconstruction
RTD Research and Technological Development
SAPARD Special Accession Program for Agriculture and Rural
     Development
SCR Joint External Relations Service
SME Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
Tacis Technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States

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