| AQ |
Air Quality |
| BAT |
Best available techniques |
| BATREF |
BAT Reference Documents |
| CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
| CEE |
Central and Eastern European |
| DG |
Directorate General of the European Commission |
| EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EDIS |
Extended Decentralised Implementation System |
| EIA |
Environmental impact assessment |
| EIB |
European Investment Bank |
| EIONET |
European Environment Information and Observation Network |
| ELV |
Emission limit values |
| EOL |
End of Life |
| EPI |
Environmental Protection Inspectorate (regional-level) |
| EU |
European Union |
| GD |
Governmental Decision |
| EUR |
Euro |
| GHG |
Greenhouse gases |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICIM |
National Research-Development Institute for Environmental
Protection |
| IGC |
Intergovernmental Conference |
| IPPC |
Integrated pollution prevention and control |
| ISO |
International Standardisation Organisation |
| ISPA |
Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession |
| LCP |
Large Combustion Plants |
| LEAP |
Local Environmental Action Plan |
| LIFE |
The Financial Instrument for the Environment |
| MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry |
| MEUR |
Million euros |
| MPA |
Ministry of Public Administration |
| MUDP |
Municipal Utilities Development Programme |
| MW |
Mega watt |
| MWEP |
Ministry of Water and Environmental Protection |
| NEAP |
National Environmental Action Plan |
| NEPA |
Proposed National Environmental Protection Agency |
| NGO |
Non-governmental organisation |
| ODS |
Ozone depleting substances |
| PHARE |
Poland and Hungary Assistance to Restructure the Economy |
| SAPARD |
Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural
Development |
| SMTIDP |
Small & Medium Towns Infrastructure Development
Pro-gramme |
| TAIEX |
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office |
| TEMPUS |
Higher Education Co-operation Scheme between EU Member States
and Partner Countries |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNECE |
UN Economic Commission for Europe |
| UWWTD |
Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive |
| VOC |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
| WFD |
Water Framework Directive |