| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| CEI | Czech Environmental Inspection |
| CEPF | Central Environmental Protection Fund (Hungary) |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECU | European Currency Unit |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EU | European Union |
| GB | Government Budget |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| HUF | Hungarian Forint |
| Kc | Czech Koruna |
| LEP+WMF | Local Environmental Protection and Water Management Fund (Poland) |
| MoA | Ministry of Agriculture |
| MoE | Ministry of Environment |
| MoEc | Ministry of Economy |
| MoF | Ministry of Finance |
| MoIT | Ministry of Industry and Trade |
| n.a. | not available |
| NEP+WMF | National Environmental Protection and Water Management Fund (Poland) |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OoE | Office of the Environment of the Slovak Republic |
| PHARE | Poland-Hungary Assistance for the Reconstruction of the Economy |
| PPP | Polluter Pays Principle |
| RA | Revenue Authority (Slovak Republic) |
| REC | Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe |
| SEF | State Environmental Fund |
| SEI | Slovak Environmental Inspection |
| Sk | Slovak Koruna |
| SIT | Slovene Tolar |
| UN | United Nations |
| USD | United States Dollars |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| VEP+WMF | Voivodship Environmental Protection and Water Management Fund (Poland) |
| VEPI | Voivodship Environmental Protection Inspectorates |
| WIA | Water Independence Administration (called Romanian Water) |
| Zl | Polish Zloty |