Transport represents almost a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the main cause of air pollution in cities. The EU has committed itself to reducing transport sector greenhouse gas emissions by 60% in 2050,...

ECF has signed a joint statement along with European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), European Union Road Federation (ERF), European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) and TISPOL, the European traffic police network. The group see a huge opportunity...

Edouard Philippe, the French Prime Minister, has unveiled today the new cycling masterplan for France. François de Rugy, Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development, and Elisabeth Borne, Minister of Transportation, will be by his side for the...

Summer is already way ahead, and we are taking the opportunity to reflect on our member’s highlights and milestones from the first part of 2018. January proved to be a busy start to 2018 with a lot of advocacy successes in cycling. In Italy, FIAB...

This is a guest article from our Czech members, the Czech Cyclists Federation, on how they have created an innovative way to determine the country’s best cycling cities – introducing the Cyclelobarometer. The Cyclelobarometer consists of a survey...

EU Green week, Europe’s biggest environmental event, took place from May 21st to May 25th. In addition, the programme also featured many exciting events organised by partners around Europe, including ECF city members like Madrid, Helsinki, Brussels...

Our planet faces numerous climate changes and the negative effects on the environment are key to the universal sustainable agenda. 2015 was a key year for multilateralism and sustainable development with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for...

The first day of Velo-city was also the kick-off of the academic stream of the conference, organised by the Laboratory for Sustainable Mobility at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in cooperation with ECF’s network Scientists for Cycling. The...

Collisions with cars, vans and lorries account for a large proportion of cyclist deaths. The severity of impacts between motor vehicles and cyclists is influenced by a variety of factors, including the level of protection provided by the vehicle,...

The European Commission has, following an ECJ decision, decided to allow classification of all Electric Power Assisted Bicycles (EPAC/Pedelec) as a “motor vehicle" within the scope of the Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive. If it were to become law...

One of the key elements of the 3rd Mobility Package launched by the European Commission on May 17th is a proposal for amending the Road Infrastructure Safety Management directive (2008/96/EC, also known as the RISM directive). The directive...

The forthcoming Austrian EU Presidency received a letter from ECF’s Secretary General, Dr Bernhard Ensink, calling upon Austria to push forward a whole series of regulatory files with relevance to cycling. As the new Austrian government...