During the COVID-19 crisis, European policy makers have set their sights on the bicycle. Cycling has proven to be one of the safest and most efficient options for urban mobility. Some European city councils are inspiring other local authorities...

In a joint political declaration on Tuesday (14 July), Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands called on the EU to prioritise cycling in the post-virus recovery. Benelux Ministers of Transport presented to the European Commission Vice President,...

In the framework of the European Week of Sport (EWoS) to be held during 23-20 September 2020, the “Healthy Employee, Mobile and Active” (HEMA) will be launching a pan-European  “Vital Companies Challenge”. The challenge aims at promoting...

Strategic investments in sustainable tourism are essential to ensure a safe recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to deliver on the commitments of the EU Green Deal.  Sustainable and...

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...

The bicycle wave has also reached the corridors of the EU institutions. A large group of cross-party MEPs led Olivér Kozàk, President of the EU Cycling Group called on European Parliament President David Sassoli and Secretary-General Klaus Welle to...

Since the coronavirus lockdown, Scotland has seen an increase in the number of people using its roads for cycling by 77%. This is why ECF Member Cycling Scotland launches the “Give Cycle Space” campaign, together with Police Scotland, to encourage...

During an extraordinary meeting on 23 June 2020, the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism had an exchange of views with the EU Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, over the upcoming revision of the Trans-European...

On June 11, the European Commission released the latest statistics on the number of fatalities in road crashes across Europe. With fatalities falling 2% between 2018 and 2019 it is slightly more promising news even though we are still far from...

A survey targeting 1500 employees and employers across Europe is launched by the HEMA Project partners. How do employees go to work? How often are they physically active during working hours? What would encourage...

It has been well known for many years that cycling is one of the healthiest activities that we can do. During the medical pandemic even more, as bicycles have emerged as one of the safest means of moving around. However, some citizens still hesitate...

Cycling as a resilient and healthy mode of transport has received a lot of attention in media and politics during the last weeks. The first available data from several European countries clearly shows that citizens have recognised these benefits...