| Acronyms |
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| ECB | European Central Bank
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| Ecofin | Economic and Finance Council of Ministers
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| EFC | Economic and Financial Committee
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| EMI | European Monetary Institute
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| EMU | Economic and Monetary Union
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| ESCB | European System of Central Banks
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| EU | European Union
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| Euro-X | See Footnote 14
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| GDP | Gross Domestic Product
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| GNP | Gross National Product
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| HCPI | Harmonised Consumer Price Index
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| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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| RPI | Retail Price Index
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| UNICE | Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederation of Europe
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