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Economic Commission for Europe

Economic Commission for Europe

5.2
An organization in the United Nations that helps European countries work together on economic matters
  • proper noun
  • Formal
translation icon : Comisión Económica para Europa
  • The argument has been made most comprehensively in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) Economic Survey of Europe in 1989-1990:
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Examples

  • In its latest report, the Economic Commission for Europe emphasized the importance of sustainable development across the region.

  • The U.N. Economic Commission for Europe found, in a 1988 report, significant forest losses in Europe.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Because they had been negotiated on a fairly permissive basis for the whole of Europe by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The Economic Commission for Europe works to enhance collaboration among member countries.

  • The Economic Commission for Europe held a conference to discuss economic strategies and policies for European nations.

Surface Forms

Economic Commission for Europe main

Morphology

economic + commission + for + Europe

The name is fully compositional: 'economic' specifies the subject matter, 'commission' signals a formal committee, and 'for Europe' indicates the geographic scope. This follows a common bureaucratic naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer it denotes a committee dealing with economic affairs in Europe.

Etymology

The Economic Commission for Europe was created after World War II when European countries needed help to rebuild and trade with each other. Its name shows its job: Economic means money and trade, Commission means a group set up to help, and Europe is the region, so it means 'to promote economic development and cooperation in Europe'.