Portugal’s fiscal policy has failed to durably reduce the deficit below the Stability and Growth Pact threshold of 3 … describes fiscal developments in Portugal over the past years and explores why earlier attempts of fiscal consolidation have …. The new consolidation strategy is not relying on one-off measures in a context where Portugal has been granted more time …

Enhancing growth through more innovation has become a priority for Austrian policy makers in line with European … policies as laid down in the Lisbon Agenda. This paper discusses Austria’s innovation performance, its innovation policies, and … general framework conditions for innovation and growth. Austria has increased its R&D spending as a share of GDP over the last …