Family benefits: Austria in dispute with the EU

Since the beginning of the year, Austria has been working towards adapting family allowances to the costs of living of the employee’s home countries. The EU criticised the government of Vienna – but it has countered. EURACTIV Germany reports.

File photo. An election flag reading 'Vordenker statt Spaetzuender' (Mastermind instead of late starter), of leader of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache flies over the Austrian parliament building in Vienna, Austria, 11 October 2017. [Christian Bruna/EPA/EFE]

Herbert Vytiska Euractiv.de 29-03-2019 14:22 3 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

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