Abbreviations
| ceta | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| cjeu | Court of Justice of the European Union |
| csr | Country Specific Recommendation |
| eaeu | Eurasian Economic Union |
| echr | European Convention on Human Rights |
| eci | European Citizens’ Initiative |
| ecj | European Court of Justice |
| ecn | European Convention on Nationality |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| ects | European Credit Transfer System |
| ecvet | European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training |
| eea | European Economic Area |
| eec | European Economic Community |
| eecomm | Eurasian Economic Commission |
| eect | European Economic Community Treaty |
| efta | European Free Trade Association |
| ehea | European Higher Education Area |
| ela | European Labour Authority |
| era | European Research Area |
| erc | European Research Council |
| ese | European School of Economics |
| esm | European Stability Mechanism |
| esmt | Treaty Establishing the esm |
| EU | European Union |
| eui | European University Institute |
| eures | European network of employment services |
| jcd | Joint Committee Decision |
| ltr Directive | Long-Term Residence Directive |
| mep | Member of the European Parliament |
| MoU | Memorandum of understanding |
| MS | Member State |
| nafta | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| ntu | Nottingham Trent University |
| PoW Directive | Posting of Workers Directive |
| sgb | Sozialgesetzbuch |
| tcn | Third Country National |
| tec | Treaty establishing the European Community |
| teu | Treaty on European Union |
| tfeu | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| ttip | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
| vat | Value Added Tax |
| vclt | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
| wto | World Trade Organization |