Bike Europe has reported that 17 out of the 28 EU countries have implemented the new WEEE Directive on the collection and recycling on waste of electrical and electronic equipment[1].What has this got to do with bikes you ask? Well pedelecs which...

CIC Chairman & CEO of Cycleurope, Tony Grimaldi, PON Director Future Technology & Public Affairs and James Smith from PRIMAL EUROPE CIC has been on a constant growing curb over the last few years. This trend is gaining new impetus after...

For anyone who thinks that the Dutch bicycle culture has always been there and is impossible to replicate, read this story about the path Groningen followed, paving the way for a 60% modal share in cycling. In the 60s and 70s, the northern Dutch...

Two workshops, one mission:  increase cycling in urban areas. ECF organises this double initiative alongside Eurocities, one of the most prestigious network of cities in Europe, the Danish Cyclists' Federation and the European Commission.  Venice...

In the European Union, congestion is estimated to costs nearly 100 billion Euro, or 1% of the EU's GDP, annually – Photo: Jean-François Gornet / Flickr ‘Congestion’ and how to alleviate it often dominates the discussion in the transport arena....

ECF’s aim, to get ‘more people cycling more often’, is a win-win situation for meeting both the target of a 40% emissions reduction by 2030 and the EU’s energy security goals. Making up a fifth of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, reducing...

When you think about Andalusia suddenly sun, beaches, flamenco and an easygoing lifestyle come to mind. But, sooner or later, you will also come to think about this spot between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea as a cycling paradise. This...

From September 29th to October 5th, NowWeMove's flagship event, MOVE Week, will give a boost to physical activity all across Europe. The campaign is an EU co-funded initiative organised by the International Sports and Culture Association (ISCA) in...

This year’s EuroVelo, Greenways and Cycling Tourism Conference will be taking place in Basel, Switzerland on 19th September.  It will be incorporated within the closing of the successful Demarrage – EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Route Project. The day will...

Despite all the progress on cycling issues over the past few years, one area where there have been few success stories is in the reduction of bike theft. With the sharp growth in bike theft figures in Dublin over the past few years, David Timoney...

Cycling Industry Club chair Tony Grimaldi (CEO of Cycleurope) vice-chair Raymond Gense (Director of Future Technology & Public Affairs at PON Bicycle Group) and new member James Smith (Commercial and Sponsorship Director at Primal) New...

  Leading bike company Bosch had this mock-up cargo bike on display at EUROBIKE ECF’s Director of Development, Kevin Mayne, chaired a dynamic panel discussion on the last day of Eurobike 2014 on the future of the cargo bikes industry. The panel,...