International road passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions: cabotage operations between Austria and Switzerland
TA-10-2026-0241 · P10_TA(2026)0241 · PE785.404
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- Full procedure 2025/0407
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Parliament's position on a decision empowering Austria to amend its 1958 bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland to authorise cabotage operations for coach and bus services in border regions, under conditions of no discrimination and no distortion of competition.¶¶ The border regions are defined as specific administrative districts in Vorarlberg and Tyrol. Austria must inform the Commission of the amendment and notify the text.¶¶
Key points
- Austria is empowered to amend the Austrian-Swiss Agreement to authorise cabotage operations in border regions during international coach and bus services between Austria and Switzerland.¶
- The authorisation is conditional on no discrimination between EU-established carriers and no distortion of competition.
- Border regions of Austria are defined as the administrative districts of Bludenz, Bregenz, Dornbirn and Feldkirch in Vorarlberg, and the district of Landeck in Tyrol.¶
- Austria must inform the Commission of the amendment and notify the text of the amended agreement; the Commission must inform Parliament and the Council.¶¶
Who is affected
Legal basis: Article 91 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶