What change is planned for the vehicle inspection ("Pickerl")?

In future, the technical inspection should be required for the first time only four years after the initial registration of a vehicle, according to the agenda for Monday's session.

What happens with the special rules for vehicles of Ukrainian displaced persons?

The preferential regulations for vehicles of Ukrainian displaced persons are to be eliminated, as the parliamentary preview announces.

What is the government's Africa strategy about?

The Africa strategy, presented for the first time by a government, is intended to initiate a departure from the classic donor-recipient model towards equal and interest-driven partnerships "auf Augenhöhe" (on equal footing).

Vehicle inspection interval extended: National Council

Vienna, 05 July 2026

The Austrian National Council begins a five-day plenary week on Monday, with the agenda including an extension of the intervals for the vehicle inspection ("Pickerl") and the first-ever submission of an Africa strategy by the government.

The Monday plenary session, which according to the parliamentary correspondence does not begin until noon, kicks off a so-called marathon week. For a total of five days, debates will be held in plenary sessions before the budget debate begins on Wednesday. As stated in the preview: „Vor Start der Budgetdebatte am Mittwoch werden zwei Tage andere Themen abgearbeitet.

Extension of vehicle inspection intervals

One of the central topics of the first sitting days is the amendment of the intervals for the technical vehicle inspection, the so-called "Pickerl". In future, the inspection will be required for the first time only four years after initial registration, as can be seen from the agenda: „Am Montag werden etwa die Intervalle für das ‚Pickerl‘ bei Kraftfahrzeugen verlängert.

National Council kicks off marathon week with vehicle inspection reform and Africa strategy

Extension of vehicle inspection intervals

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