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BackA few years ago, the European Commission (EC) adopted a new perspective on the importance and effects of social policy. Social distortions in Europe due to the recent financial and economic crisis surely contributed to this changed view.<br />The Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour has always been committed to a strong welfare<br />state, as well as to securing and developing it – and for good reason. The merits of social<br />policy and protection through the welfare state are manifold – and usually underestimated.