Europe Austria The 2023 summer tourist season, from May to the end of July, has so far recorded around 39,50 million overnight stays in Austrian accommodation, according to Austrian Statistics Agency it was 6,3% higher than last year and 1,7% than prepandemic time
Europe Austria A club in the ski-resort town of Schladming is providing accessible skiing and allowing everyone to enjoy the slopes thanks to donations and with support of non-profit PSOactive for guided training for sit-skis
Europe Austria Skiers Ariane Rädler and Katharina Huber won the alpine team combination, the first Olympic victory for the ÖSV women in over ten years; the first gold at Milano-Cortina Winter Games came with snowboarder Benjamin Karl in the men's parallel giant slalom
Europe Austria A supplementary protocol on bilateral border-co-operation was signed with Hungary; the text aligns with the post-pandemic Schengen Borders Code: joint patrols can be deployed on either side carrying out identity checks up to 10 km beyond the actual border
Europe Austria Major changes have come into force in Austria in 2026 concerning vehicles and transport: reform of motorway tolls, a strengthening of environmental measures and a more restrictive management of heavy goods traffic along the Brenner corridor