A 35-company mission organised by Advantage Austria’s Budapest office arrived in Vienna on 20 November, coinciding with International Mobility Days. Participants range from Magyar Suzuki to AI mapping start-ups and are scouting projects in battery components, smart logistics and autonomous buses along the Győr–Vienna economic corridor.
The visit highlights how EU battery-content rules taking effect in 2026 are pushing original-equipment manufacturers to tighten regional supply chains. Delegates will pitch for Connecting Europe Facility grants aimed at greening the TEN-T network, including the planned Bratislava–Győr hydrogen truck route that feeds directly into Austria’s A4 east motorway.
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Cross-border commuter traffic between Hungary and Austria has already rebounded to 105 % of pre-pandemic levels, fuelled by labour shortages in Vienna’s light-industry parks. Employers are watching closely for the 1 December launch of Austria’s new Frontier Worker Permit, which promises a formalised pathway for daily or weekly commuters without requiring relocation.
For Austrian HR teams, the delegation offers a pipeline of bilingual engineers and IT specialists. Advantage Austria will host B2B matchmaking sessions at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, while Enterprise Europe Network advisers provide on-the-spot guidance on Red-White-Red Card salary thresholds and posted-worker notifications.
The visit highlights how EU battery-content rules taking effect in 2026 are pushing original-equipment manufacturers to tighten regional supply chains. Delegates will pitch for Connecting Europe Facility grants aimed at greening the TEN-T network, including the planned Bratislava–Győr hydrogen truck route that feeds directly into Austria’s A4 east motorway.
Cross-border commuter traffic between Hungary and Austria has already rebounded to 105 % of pre-pandemic levels, fuelled by labour shortages in Vienna’s light-industry parks. Employers are watching closely for the 1 December launch of Austria’s new Frontier Worker Permit, which promises a formalised pathway for daily or weekly commuters without requiring relocation.
For Austrian HR teams, the delegation offers a pipeline of bilingual engineers and IT specialists. Advantage Austria will host B2B matchmaking sessions at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, while Enterprise Europe Network advisers provide on-the-spot guidance on Red-White-Red Card salary thresholds and posted-worker notifications.
