EC terms and expressions are forming an increasing part of our language. Until now there has been no publication generally available to help one through the maze of abbreviations and terms which come into common usage. This book provides a quick-referencepractitioners' guide to "Euro-Speak" and serves as an excellent companion to Butterworths Directory of European Institutions and Sheridan and Cameron: EC Legal Systems - An Introductory Guide. It sets out over 1000 abbreviations, acronyms, EC terms, andEC terms in common usage, covering Commitees and Directorates General of the EC Commission, other EC institutions, European political parties and groupings, Community programmes, information systems, research and development projects, databases, trade andprofessional organisations, EC policies etc. The text is multilingual and is a co-publication with leading law publishers in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.