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24.11.2025

Aviso: EU-Mercosur Agreement – Austria's Veto Under Scrutiny

Invitation to WIFO Media Chat
Austria should use the EU-Mercosur Agreement as an opportunity in an increasingly confrontational world order. In a digital media chat on 2 December 2025, at 11:00 a.m., Gabriel Felbermayr, Harald Oberhofer and Franz Sinabell will discuss the need to reassess trade policy dogmas in Austria and the EU.

Date: 2 December 2025, 11:00 a.m.
Register for the media chat at veranstaltungen@wifo.ac.at (in German)

Your discussion partners

  • Gabriel Felbermayr, WIFO Director and WU Professor
  • Harald Oberhofer, WIFO Trade Economist and WU Professor
  • Franz Sinabell, WIFO Agricultural Economist

Please contact

Markus Kiesenhofer, BA, MA
Markus Kiesenhofer, BA, MA
+43 1 798 26 01 - 291 markus.kiesenhofer@wifo.ac.at

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