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Austria switches on the EU Entry/Exit System at all airports
Parliamentary package overhauls Austria’s asylum, residence and work-permit rules
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Schengen-wide digital border controls go live; Austria among first-day adopters
The EU flipped the switch on its biometric Entry/Exit System across all Schengen borders early on 10 April. Austria, already live at airports, is part of the day-one network. While officials hail security gains, carriers fear initial delays and logistics firms warn of tighter stay-limits for drivers.
Holiday traffic and border checks trigger long delays on Austria’s Brenner corridor
Construction on the Lueg Bridge, Easter truck bans and spot border controls caused severe congestion on the Brenner motorway on 10 April. Travellers and freight operators should expect multi-hour delays or consider alternate Alpine crossings.
German court rules extended checks at the Austria–Bavaria border unlawful
Bavaria’s appeals court ruled that Germany’s repeated extensions of border checks with Austria were insufficiently justified and therefore illegal, increasing pressure to end the decade-long suspension of Schengen free travel. The verdict, if upheld, could shorten rail and road journeys for business travellers.