This year’s VELOFORUM International Conference was held on October 6-8 in Mykolaiv/Ukraine, bringing together more than 100 participants from 24 Ukrainian cities and 8 European countries under the motto “Cycling as a catalyst for urban changes”....

A good week for ECF at the Transport and Tourism(TRAN) committee which is responsible for transport issues within the European Parliament, has been dealing with vehicle safety and professional driver training. Two issues of interest, first is a...

The Leadership Programme supports future leaders in cycling advocacy and aims to support organisations through a transition – in structure, in resources or in effectiveness. It recognises that at some periods in the life of an...

ECF welcomes the European Commission initiative to improve the EU regulatory framework for road infrastructure safety management, especially actions targeted to protect cyclists and pedestrians. During the public consultation, ECF proposed several...

During yesterday afternoon's Advocacy Summit, ECF showcased how industry funding has been utilised to contribute to its advocacy work. From the first industrial chapter for an EU Cycling Strategy, to the launching of PEBSS (Platform...

ECF’s largest member and partner in our Eurobike program is ADFC, the German national cyclists’ association who have used the occasion to show the high impact of their campaign for the German Federal elections which are happening in September. „...

120 participants talked and practiced cycling at the Big Bike Event, jointly organised by the transport teams of the Permanent Representations of the three Benelux countries to the EU. ECF’s key message at that event: “Achieving a level-playing...

Bernhard Ensink, ECF Secretary General, spoke at a Hi-level transport ministers meeting In Malta on Wednesday 29th March, here’s the press release. It followed a road safety conference the day before and it was an eventful couple of days. The road...

For the Kyiv Cyclists’ Association (AVK), the Ukranian member organisation of ECF, 2016 was a very busy and successful year, advocating for a better cycling environment in the Ukraine and their efforts are paying off: the number of...

This week The European Commission announced at the Motor Vehicle Working Group that it is delaying the proposal on Vehicle Safety Regulations until at least March 2018! Meanwhile, vehicle technologies have been moving at an incredible pace over the...

Bosnian cyclists have managed to repeal their cumbersome and unfair law on the mandatory use of bicycle helmets. ECF members the Centre for Environment have been in negotiations with the Bosnian authorities for some time now in an attempt to grow...

Brussels is not immediately famous for its cycling conditions, but improvements are on the way and will continue to be made if it is up ECF members Fietsersbond, GRACQ and Pro Velo and the Regional Brussels Government, one of ECF’s active Cities for...