Abbreviations

Member State abbreviations

BE

Belgium

BG

Bulgaria

CZ

Czechia

DK

Denmark

DE

Germany

EE

Estonia

IE

Ireland

EL

Greece

ES

Spain

FR

France

HR

Croatia

IT

Italy

CY

Cyprus

LV

Latvia

LT

Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

HU

Hungary

MT

Malta

NL

Netherlands

AT

Austria

PL

Poland

PT

Portugal

RO

Romania

SI

Slovenia

SK

Slovakia

FI

Finland

SE

Sweden

UK

United Kingdom

EU

28 EU Member States (2013–2020)

Frequently used abbreviations

AI

artificial intelligence

AsT

assistive technology

CEO

chief executive officer

COVID-19

coronavirus disease

EHIS

European Health Interview Survey

EQLS

European Quality of Life Survey

EU

European Union

EU2020

Europe 2020 strategy

EU-LFS

European Union Labour Force Survey

Eurofound

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

EU-SILC

European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions

EWCS

European Working Conditions Survey

FRA

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

FTE

full-time equivalent

GDP

gross domestic product

ICT

information and communications technology

ILO

International Labour Organization

ISOC

Digital Economy and Society

JRC

Joint Research Centre

LGBTQI[1]

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other non-dominant sexual orientations and gender identities in society

MS

Member State

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

p.p.

percentage point(s)

PPS

purchasing power standard

R & D

research and development

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SES

Structure of Earnings Survey

STEM

science, technology, engineering and mathematics

WAVE

Women Against Violence Europe

WHO

World Health Organization

WiD

Women in Digital

WMID

Women and Men in Decision-Making (EIGE Gender Statistics Database)