| CFI | Court of First Instance |
| CFSP | Common Foreign and Security Policy |
| CoE | Council of Europe |
| CoR | Committee of Regions |
| EC | European Community |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ECSC | European Coal and Steel Community |
| ECU | European Curency Unit |
| EDC | European Defence Community |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EMI | European Monetary Institute |
| EMU | Economic and Monetary Union |
| ERM | Exchange Rate Mechanism |
| ESC | Economic and Social Committee |
| ESCB | European System of Central Banks |
| EU | European Union |
| Euratom | European Atomic Energy Community |
| EUROSTAT | European Statistical Office |
| IGC | Inter-Governmental Conference |
| JHA | Justice and Home Affairs |
| MEP | Members of the European Parliament |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NTB | Non Tarriff Barriers |
| QMV | Qualified Majority Voting |
| TFE | Enlargement Task Force |
| WEU | Western European Union |