After multiple about-turns and lengthy negotiations to define its programme for government, Austria’s new tripartite coalition (conservatives, social democrats and liberals) got down to work. On 24 March, the deputies of the National Council, the lower house of parliament, adopted the law on measures to consolidate the 2025 budget. Among other things, this provides for the end of educational leave as of 31 March 2025. The government and the social partners have given themselves nine months to a
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.