The language used in macro-regional strategies (MRS) is full of abbreviations and can be difficult to understand for readers less acquainted with MRS. Therefore, the below table gives an overview of the most commonly used abbreviations and should support you in smooth reading while skimming through the EUSDR key documents section, EUSDR Implementation Reports, posts, newsletters, calendar entries and so on.
| AF | Annual Forum |
| AMF | Asylum and Migration Fund |
| CBC | Cross Border Cooperation |
| CEF | Connecting Europe Facility |
| CF | Cohesion Fund |
| CoR | European Committee of the Regions |
| CoE | Council of Europe |
| Council | Council of the European Union |
| CPR | Common Provisions Regulation |
| CSO | Civil Society Organisation |
| D-LAP | Danube Local Actors Platform |
| DSCF | Danube Civil Society Forum |
| DG | Directorate-General |
| DG REGIO | Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy |
| DG NEAR | Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations |
| DR | Danube Region |
| DRC | Danube Rectors’ Conference |
| DRP | Danube Region Programme (former Danube Transnational Programme) |
| DSP | Danube Strategy Point |
| DSTF | Danube Sturgeon Task Force |
| DTP | Danube Transnational Programme |
| DYC | Danube Youth Council |
| DYN | Danube Youth Network |
| DYON | Danube Youth Organisations Network |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EC | European Commission |
| EEAS | European External Action Service |
| EEEF | European Energy Efficiency Fund |
| EESC | European Economic and Social Committee |
| EGD | European Green Deal |
| EGTC | European Grouping on Territorial Cooperation |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EIP WB | Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans |
| EP | European Parliament |
| ERA | European Research Area |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ES | European Semester |
| ESF+ | European Social Fund plus |
| ESIF | European Structural and Investment Funds |
| ESPON | European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion |
| ETC | European Territorial Cooperation |
| EU | European Union |
| EUI | European Urban Initiative |
| EUSAIR | EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region |
| EUSALP | EU Strategy for the Alpine Region |
| EUSBSR | EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region |
| EUSDR | EU Strategy for the Danube Region |
| EU MRS Week | EU Macro-Regional Strategies Week (organised by EC/DG REGIO) |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| HLG | High-Level Group |
| ICPDR | International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River |
| IPA | Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance |
| ISF | Internal Security Fund |
| JASPERS | Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions |
| JRC | European Commission Joint Research Centre |
| JTF | Just Transition Fund |
| LoI | Letter of Intent |
| LoM | Letter of Merit |
| LoR | Letter of Recommendation |
| MA | Managing Authority |
| MFF | Multiannual Financial Framework |
| MLG | Multi-level governance |
| MRS | Macro-regional strategies |
| MRS HLG | Macro-regional strategies High-Level Group |
| MS | Member States |
| NC | National Coordinator |
| NDICI | Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (former ENI) |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NUTS | Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OP | Operational Programme |
| PA | Priority Area |
| PAC | Priority Area Coordinator |
| PCY | Presidency |
| PPP | Public Private Partnership |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| REACT-EU | Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe |
| RoP | Rules of Procedure |
| RTD | Research and Technology Development |
| SBS | Sea Basin Strategy |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SG | Steering Group |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SWD | Staff Working Document |
| TA 2030 | Territorial Agenda 2030 |
| TENT-T | Trans-European Transport Network |
| TF | Task Force |
| TRIO/TRIO-PCY | Incumbent, past and future Presidency of the EUSDR |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| WG | Working Group |
