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Paving the Way for a Sustainable European Prosperity Strategy

[10-03-2010]

Study Group Europe - Paving the Way for a Sustainable European Prosperity Strategy, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung International Policy Analysis

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Social Standards in Sustainability Chapters of Bilateral Free Trade Agreements

[29-06-2010]

The European Commission has created a new generation of bilateral trade and investment agreements within the scope of the “Global Europe” strategy in order to strengthen market penings at a bilateral level after the liberalisation efforts have waned within the World Trade Organisation. In the opinion of the Commission, this new generation of agreements shall fulfil several objectives.

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Security mechanisms and risk distribution in occupational pension schemes - A comparison of countries

[17-04-2009]

Table overview to the same titled study (only in German available)

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Security mechanisms and risk distribution in occupational pension schemes - A comparison of countries

[16-04-2009]

The study compares occupational pension schemes in Austria with six European countries and focuses on schemes funded within the company itself (book reserve schemes) or externally (capital funded), defined contribution or defined benefit schemes, guaranteed minimum yield in defined-contribution schemes, and the calculation of pension levels / indexation of entitlements.

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Taxation of foundations in Europe

[13-03-2009]

The fiscal privileges enjoyed by private foundations in Austria have recently become a topic of heated discussion once again. A new study of the Chamber of Labour in Vienna compares the taxation of European Private Foundations with interesting results.

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Development in transport in cross-border freight haulage

[26-11-2007]

The study comprises cross-border freight haulage in Austria by rail, road, waterway, pipelines and air transport. In addition the paper was extended by a contribution on the "Austrians' position in the European context". The study gives a comprehensive overview on the development in cross-border freight haulage in Austria. You can download the study only in German.

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Corporate Taxation in the European Union

[19-09-2007]

Tax competition and tax harmonisation

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Employment Relationships of the new Postal Service Providers

[06-10-2009]

Research report commissioned by the Chamber of Labour for Vienna, Austria

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Study "Free Trade and Trade Unions of the Americas - Strategies, practices, struggles, achievements"

[23-09-2009]

Study by Global Labor Strategies - commissioned by the Chamber of Labour for Vienna - on the occasion of the AK EUROPA panel discussion on 22 September 2009 on the topic "Free Trade with(in) the Americas: Labour perspectives outside and inside the EU"

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