The topic of this report is the effort of EU and Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) to improve trade relations and to use the momentum of induced economic growth to achieve goals of common interest that go beyond improving the flow of goods. It explores the state of...

This study presents quantitative and qualitative assessments of potential consequences of the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries. It is embedded in a wider Association Agreement and was made public in summer 2019. The focus is on Austria. One objective of the agreement is to...

Das EU-Budget für die Periode 2021 bis 2027 muss sich stärker als bisher am europäischen Mehrwert orientieren, um angesichts der kontroversiellen Positionen der Mitgliedsländer und deren primärer Orientierung an der Nettoposition eine Einigung zu ermöglichen. Eine weitere Stärkung des...

In January 2003, the EU Commission published details of the proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. Core elements of this reform are the reduction of intervention prices (for grain and milk) and the decoupling of direct payments from production. Several countries (including Austria)...

The phasing-out of the EU milk quota regime in 2015 challenges the Austrian milk sector and calls for its re-organization. Private raw milk management systems and contracts between milk producers and milk processors and traders will replace the national milk quota regime. The aim of the study is...

The phasing-out of the EU milk quota regime in 2015 challenges the Austrian milk sector and calls for its re-organization. Private raw milk management systems and contracts between milk producers and milk processors and traders will replace the national milk quota regime. The aim of the study is...

Justifiable usage of large-scale crop model simulations requires transparent, comprehensive and spatially extensive evaluations of their performance and associated accuracy. Simulated crop yields of a Pan-European implementation of the Environmental Policy Integrated Climate (EPIC) crop model...

Das EU-Budget für die Periode 2021 bis 2027 muss sich stärker als bisher am europäischen Mehrwert orientieren, um angesichts der kontroversiellen Positionen der Mitgliedsländer und deren primärer Orientierung an der Nettoposition eine Einigung zu ermöglichen. Eine weitere Stärkung des...