This benchmarking project investigated 57 processes of industrial authorisation in 11 countries and regions. A number of benchmarks and best practices were identified and a number of recommendations for improvement were developed.

What has happened to the economy in Styria over the past two decades could be described as a case history of regional rehabilitation. Looking at employment only, we find a restructurization process drawn out over more than 30 years, at the temporary end of which there are more new jobs created...

For Austrian agriculture, eastern enlargement as envisaged by the European Union once again translates into a challenge. On balance, farmers need to expect losses of market share and pressure on prices, which in turn should accelerate structural change in the Austrian agricultural sector.

Agriculture is among the delicate items of the envisaged EU eastern enlargement. Major differences between western Europe and the Central and Eastern European candidate countries in terms of agricultural potential, agricultural structure, performance level of food industry, and agricultural...

The agricultural sector was considered a sensitive area with regard to EU integration. Nevertheless, the transition to the single market was accomplished without serious market disruptions. Farm incomes have risen. Generous public assistance has facilitated the changeover, although it has...