Austria
Key Documents - Normative Frameworks
Federal Act on Harmonisation of Pensions (in German only)
related to Commitment 4 (see text, see related indicators)
general useful sources
- The Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria (ris.bka.gv.at) is a comprehensive database on Austrian law, operated by the Austrian Federal Chancellery (in German only)
- Family hospice leave
- Normative Measures for Older People in the Field of Labour Market and Employment Policies - Economic Report 2006
- Report on the Austrian Pension Strategy 2002 (pdf format)
Key Documents - Policies and Strategies
Documents:
- National Action Plan on Social Inclusion (EU-27: NAPs)
- Social Protection in Austria
- European Year for Active Ageing 2012
Implementation Activities - National Implementation
Arbeitsinspektion - Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, http://www.arbeitsinspektion.gv.at/AI/Gesundheit/Arbeitswelt/default.htm
Research institute: Austrian Health Promotion Foundation / Fonds Gesundes Österreich (FGÖ), www.fgoe.org
Document: Illustrations of good practices in Austria. Report of the Center for Population, Ageing and Volunteering Policies, Federal Ministry of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection, November 2006 (pdf format)
Document: Country report on the implementation of the UNECE Regional Implementation Strategy (RIS) of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) (pdf format)
Indicators
Basic Info
Income and Wealth
Social Protection and Financial Sustainability
Labour Markets and Labour Participation
Publications
Country Reports
Document: EUROFAMCARE: National Background Report (pdf format)
Networks
Austrian Senior Citizens Council
www.seniorenrat.at (in German)
NGOs
EURAG Austria
(*Network)
www.eurag.at (in German)
GEFAS-Styria (Association for promoting gerontoloy and the studies of senior citizens at Graz University)
www.seniorweb.at (in German), Overview (in English)
Grüne SeniorInnen (close to the Green Party)
www.seniorinnen.gruene.at (in German)
Pensionistenverband Österreichs (close to the Social Democratic Party of Austria)
www.pvoe.at (in German)
Österreichischer Seniorenbund (close to the Austrian People's Party)
www.seniorenbund.at (in German)
Österreichischer Seniorenring (close to the Freedom Party of Austria)
www.oesr.at (in German)