In February 2008, the Council of the Member States and the European Parliament accepted the proposal of the Commission for a 3rd Postal Directive. The Directive provides a time frame according to which the full market opening of the postal sector has to be completed by 31st December 2010 (for some EU Member States by the end of 2012).

Due to its alleged abuse of the monopoly position of Standard & Poor’s (S&P), the European Commission is taking legal action against the rating agency.

 

The AK welcomes the fact that a public discussion on more efficient enforcement of damages actions is also being held on the strength of the comments made on the preceding Green Paper within the scope of the White Paper on hand.

With regard to the ongoing ACTA negotiations, the Federal Chamber of Labour (AK) sees a number of problematic aspects that affect the vital interests of Austrian citizens and consumers.

Presentation of Jean-Pierre Paelinck on the occasion of the AK and ÖGB panel discussion on the topic "Wage Moderation for Managers" held on 11 May 2009 in Brussels.

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.

Presentation of Richard Murphy on the AK EUROPA "Expert Workshop on European Trusts" held on 12th March 2009 in Brussels.

Von der Finanzkrise zur Sozialen Krise: Wo bleibt Europa?

AK advocates move towards a social single market policy

A common position of the Austrian Social Partners