List of abbreviations

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy

CEU

Council of the European Union

CMO

Common Market Organisation

EAFRD

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

EAGF

European Agricultural Guarantee Fund

EC

European Commission

EU

European Union

EU-12

Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom

EU-15

EU-12 + Austria, Finland and Sweden who joined the EU in 1995

EU-25

EU-15 +  Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia who joined the EU in 2004

EU-27

EU-25 + Bulgaria and Romania who joined the EU in 2007

GAEC

Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

IEEP

Institute for European Environmental Policy

LAG

Local Action Group

LFA

Less Favoured Area

MS

Member State

NEU

New EU Member States: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia (who joined the EU in 2004) and Bulgaria and Romania (who joined the EU in 2007)

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

PPS

Purchasing Power Standard

RDP

Rural Development Programme

RDR

Rural Development Regulation

SAPS

Single Area Payment Scheme

SMR

Statutory Management Requirement

SPS

Single Payment Scheme

UAA

Utilized Agricultural Area

WTO

World Trade Organization