The Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (BAK) once again highlights the relationship between the outwardly-oriented trade agenda and the inwardly-oriented focus on competition. The Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour therefore calls for a fundamental reorientation of the EU's economic policy. Promoting internal European demand would significantly redynamise the European economy. This requires, among other things, an immediate end to the policy of austerity, as well as the implementation of high common minimum social standards and public, social and ecological investment.