With over 100 billion EUR, congestion costs European cities over 1% of the EU GDP per year. Looking for a solution, ECF studied the implementation of congestion charges in 4 cities over many years: Milan, London, Gothenburg and Stockholm. The new...

On 27 April, the German federal government decided to launch a huge subsidy package for electric cars worth almost 1 billion euros over the next years. Besides a buyer’s premium of 4000 Euros per electric car and 3000 Euros for hybrid cars (of which...

The Austrian participants in the Leadership Programme, Radlobby, have used the programme to help further their organisation and the promotion of cycling in many ways. From identifying and targeting new funding streams, to interacting and working...

Tourism is the third biggest industry in the EU and one of the driving forces of the European economy. It creates jobs, regional development and growth. Sustainable tourism – such as long-distance cycling- can deliver a significant return on...

The biggest gathering of cycling advocates will take place this May in the Swedish capital. Hot policy topics, global and European advocacy developments but also organizational issues will be on the menu of the two-day meeting. With over 80...

Air pollution is one of Europe’s biggest ‘invisible killers’, causing 403.000 premature deaths in 2012 alone. As well as the terrible suffering that air quality related illnesses cause, there are also tangible economic losses as well: The health-...

For Sindikat Biciklista, the ECF’s Croatian participants in the Leadership Programme, the main goal was to try and create an active cycling network within Croatia. Despite facing difficulty, they have managed to succeed. Participation in the...

This spring and for two days, the center of Athens lived in the rhythm of cyclists. The Athens Bike Weekend was organized in the heart of the city, on Syntagma Square, and aimed at conditioning citizens to the use of bicycles and at accelerating the...

Following the Declaration of Luxembourg adopted in October 2015, DG MOVE has appointed its very first “Cycling focal point”, Piotr Rapacz, which leads by example for the establishment of national cycling focal points through EU. Enthusiast and...

The EU’s transport and environment ministers gathered yesterday for the first time together in an informal Council meeting in Amsterdam to discuss ‘smart’ and ‘green’ transport. While the Dutch EU Presidency also kicked-off the great ‘Cycling...

Brussels, April 14, 2016 Today sees the official kick-off of the ‘Cycling Festival Europe 2016’, organised by the Dutch EU Presidency. Activities will be organised across Europe by the Dutch Embassies together with local stakeholders from today on...

In the latest of our Leadership Programme Success stories, we catch up with Cyclist.ie. They have been very busy, running several successful campaigns, such as Love 30, Respect and Bike Theft. All the campaigns collaborated with relevant government...