Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0407(COD)
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
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · First reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 17 July 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 27 January 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 15 June 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 7 July 2026
- Negotiations with the Council(done)
- Published as law(done) 17 July 2026
Decided in plenary
7 July 2026 · decision 5
Foreign affairs, New EU law
International passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions: cabotage operations between Austria and Switzerland
Passed 654 for · 4 against · 1 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The authorisation is limited to specific Austrian border districts and requires no discrimination between EU and other carriers and no distortion of competition.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary: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.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Adds a recital detailing Austria's request for empowerment to authorise cabotage operations in border regions.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Transport and Tourism
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Andreas Schieder (S&D), Roman Haider (Patriots), Kosma Złotowski (ECR), Benoit Cassart (Renew), Lena Schilling (Greens), Elena Kountoura (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 7 Jul 2026
AI summary: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.
Tabled for plenary· 15 Jun 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed decision empowers Austria to amend its bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland to allow cabotage operations in border regions during international coach and bus services.
Committee draft· 13 Apr 2026
AI summary:The draft report concerns a proposed decision empowering Austria to amend its bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland to allow cabotage operations in border regions during international coach and bus services. The rapporteur supports the proposal and proposes one amendment to the legal basis.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
17 July 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
14 July 2026
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 3 steps
7 July 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 7 Jul 2026 Adopted text TA10-0241/2026Report A10-0174/2026
2 July 2026
2 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
15 June 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
3 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
6 May 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.
5 May 2026
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
13 April 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
27 January 2026
Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0407(COD)