Austria Introduces New Residence Permit for Non-EU Cross-Border Commuters
Stricter ‘Weiterbildungsbeihilfe’ Replaces Austria’s Popular Bildungskarenz
Legal Basis Set for EU ePrescription and Digital Patient Summary in Austria
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EU JHA Counsellors Meet in Brussels as Austria Pushes for Tougher Return Policy
At an EU JHA counsellors’ session on 24 October, Austria pressed partners for stricter EU-wide return agreements and justified its extended internal border checks. The debate foreshadows continued spot checks on Austria’s land borders and potential changes to Schengen visa-overstay rules.
Vienna Airport Drug Seizure Highlights Tightened Transit Security
A 25-kilogram cannabis haul at Vienna Airport on 24 October shows how Austrian customs are intensifying transit inspections ahead of the Entry/Exit System. Travellers can expect longer screening times as authorities deploy new risk-profiling tools.
Vienna Airport unveils biggest-ever winter schedule, adding 21 long-haul routes and 100 extra Austrian Airlines flights
Vienna Airport’s 2025/26 winter timetable boosts long-haul destinations to 21, restores Dubai service and adds 100 Austrian Airlines flights during the autumn holiday peak. The enlarged network sharpens Vienna’s position as a Central-European hub, expands options for business travellers and cargo shippers, and ushers in new competitive dynamics as Wizz Air withdraws and legacy carriers step up frequencies.
Arlberg road & rail tunnels to close 25 October for 400-person emergency drill, forcing detours over mountain pass
Both the Arlberg road and rail tunnels will be completely closed from 15:00–23:00 on 25 Oct 2025 for a 400-person emergency drill. Freight and passenger traffic must divert over the Arlberg pass, affecting just-in-time deliveries between western Austria and neighbouring countries.
Lower Austria completes €1.3 m rail link to ecoplus IZ NÖ-Süd business park, streamlining freight flows
A €1.3 million rail connection finished on 20 Oct 2025—and announced on 23 Oct—links the ecoplus IZ NÖ-Süd business park directly to the regional network, cutting truck mileage, emissions and transit times for park tenants such as Frankstahl.
Hungary relaxes 23 Oct truck ban; Austrian hauliers gain extra overnight window on key east-west corridor
Hungary has lifted its usual overnight heavy-truck curfew for the 23 Oct national holiday, limiting the ban to 06:00-22:00. Austrian freight companies gain an extra overnight transit window on the east-west corridor via Nickelsdorf/Hegyeshalom, easing delivery schedules to Southeastern Europe.