Empowering Austria to amend its existing bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland with a view to authorising cabotage operations in the course of the provision of international road passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions between the two countries

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 27 January 2026
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 15 June 2026
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 7 July 2026
5. ✓ Negotiations with the Council (done)
6. ✓ Published as law (done) 17 July 2026

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

Lead committee

Transport and Tourism TRAN

Rapporteur

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI (EPP)

Shadow rapporteurs

Andreas SCHIEDER (S&D), Roman HAIDER (Patriots), Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR), Benoit CASSART (Renew), Lena SCHILLING (Greens), Elena KOUNTOURA (The Left)

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 7 Jul 2026 Final vote

   Adopted 654–4–1

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

1. Adopted by Parliament7 Jul 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0241/2026 TA-10-2026-0241

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary15 Jun 2026

   Report A10-0174/2026 A-10-2026-0174

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft13 Apr 2026

   Draft report (TRAN) TRAN-PR-785404

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0174/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0241/2026

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The adopted text sets out the full legal basis and conditions for Austria's empowerment, specifying the border regions and requiring no discrimination or distortion of competition. The other changes are formal: the title, citations, and structure are updated to reflect the final legislative act.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (TRAN) → Report A10-0174/2026

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   Adds a recital detailing Austria's request for empowerment to authorise cabotage operations in border regions.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0407

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2026). “Empowering Austria to amend its existing bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland with a view to authorising cabotage operations in the course of the provision of international road passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions between the two countries”. Dossier, 7 July 2026. procId 2025-0407, reference 2025/0407(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0407 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0407(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0407 (CC BY 4.0).

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