Political:

ROMANIA & BULGARIA will partially join the Schengen zone on March 31. This includes arrivals by air and sea but not land. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/romania and https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bulgaria

Strikes:

AUSTRIA: Dozens of Austrian Airlines flights cancelled on March 8 ahead of possible strike. Link: https://www.thelocal.at/20240305/austrian-airlines-staff-to-hold-crunch-meeting-ahead-of-possible-strike

GERMANY: Verdi union calls on Lufthansa ground staff to stage fresh strike on March 7 and 8 after rejecting revised wage offer. Link: https://www.xm.com/research/markets/allNews/reuters/union-calls-on-lufthansa-ground-staff-to-strike-again-this-week-53780680

FRANKFURT AIRPORT: will be closed to departing passengers on March 7 due to a strike by security staff. Due to a planned strike by the Union Verdi on March 7-8, flight disruptions and cancellations for Lufthansa flights will occur at Frankfurt Airport.

Link: https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en.html.

Link: https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/flight-information.html

ITALY: A public transport strike is scheduled for Mar 8 in Italy. Possible delays and cancellations of buses, metro, trains and trams throughout the national territory.

Link: https://www.trasporti-italia.com/mobilita/scioperi/sciopero-mezzi-8-marzo-2024/128694/