Style guide

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A Style guide is a set of uniform stylistic rules and conventions for publications

Of which

• 10.4. Upper and lower case

 Initial capitals ... should be used sparingly [1] a special attention to Acronyms. As general rule - do not use upper cases unless required by grammar.

See also

Internal

• Interinstitutional Style Guide (Europa, Publications Office), Welcome to the style guide!
• DG ECFIN, styleguide
• DGT, English Style Guide, Seventh edition: August 2011, Last updated: March 2015
• DGT, Country Compendium, A companion to the English Style Guide, March 2015
• Eurostat, The Eurostat publications graphical style guide - 2011 edition

External

• The Economist Style Guide
• The Guardian and Observer style guide

References

1. ↑ Interinstitutional style guide, 10.4. Upper and lower case: (a) General. The basic rule is that proper nouns have an initial capital but common nouns do not. Initial capitals are often employed to excess in commercial and administrative circles, but they can be visually distracting and are often unnecessary, so should be used sparingly. When in doubt use lower case., last retrieved on 3 March 2017.