ECF Associate Member from Taiwan CHC will be at this year’s Eurobike conference to promote the International Bicycle Design Competition and their handcycle design.

Momentum for a pan-European cycling plan builds as EU Commission and Parliament officials, speaking at two separate transport events, announce support for a pan-European cycling declaration to boost levels of cycling as part of a just transition....

Donate your used bicycle and help new arrivals from Ukraine integrate into everyday life in Denmark. A new initiative by the Danish Cyclists’ Federation together with the Ministry of Transport will help Ukrainian refugees get a bicycle.

A new Memorandum of Understanding will see two of the world's leading cycling advocacy organisations, the European Cyclists' Federation and Cycling Industries Europe, continue to build on the current political and business momentum of cycling.

The Council of the EU has reached an agreement on updated rules for VAT rates that will benefit consumers all over the EU. Member states will now be able to apply reduced VAT rates on both conventional bicycles and e-bikes.

On 30 September, under the aegis of CONEBI, 15 national bicycle industry associations and 68 companies became signatories to an industry-wide self-commitment to prevent the tampering of e-bikes.

Since ECF’s last analysis, most EU countries now mention cycling in their COVID-19 recovery plans, with €1.7 billion earmarked for cycling infrastructure, safety, tourism and promotion, confirming its importance for Europe’s sustainable recovery.

According to a study by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy published last week, 281,000 people were employed in the different sectors of the cycling economy in Germany in 2019. The cycle tourism sector alone stood for 204,...

As the impacts of the Coronavirus change our lives and daily habits all across Europe, the continent is also experiencing an unprecedented cycling wave. On December 2nd, at the Bike Market Outlook & Perspectives Webinar, Cycling Industries...

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, a growing number of national, regional, and local authorities in Europe have turned to cycling as a mobility solution that simultaneously addresses issues linked to public health, the environment, and...

The European cycling associations ECF, CIE and CONEBI took part in the public consultation on the roadmap for the European Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility initiative to emphasise the essential role...

According to the latest market report from CONEBI, ECF’s partners in the bicycle industry, e-bikes remain strong drivers of growth in an otherwise stable EU bicycle market. For the first time, more than 3 million electric bikes were sold in 2019, a...