Leading cycling industry companies founded the new association ‘Cycling Industries Europe’ (CIE) out of ECF’s Cycling Industry Club. This new association will bring together companies, cycle and accessory suppliers with bike share operators, cycle...

Decarbonising the European economy is among the biggest challenges of our time, and all main-stream political parties in the EU agree with the overall principle and direction. However, the devil is in the detail: Should the EU stick to its...

ECF co-signed a letter last week along with a number of other respected European organisations from all walks of political life, including safety experts, consumer groups, transport police, environmental campaigners, city authorities, and road...

The Future Cycling conference kicked off the second half of its programme with a presentation from Pascal Smet, Minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Mobility and Public Works. Our thanks to the Brussels Capital Region for...

Dublin is a historic city with a unique coastal landscape and just like the sea and the tides, cycling and the cycling environment are constantly changing. Velo-city 2019 Dublin’s conference title is ‘Cycling for the Ages’, a theme that is open...

The European Cyclists’ Federation’s “Future Cycling” Conference was a highlight of the Brussels’ Week of Cities and Regions, and brought together high profile public figures, key players in civil society and the cycling industry, to put European...

At a high-profile stakeholder event in Brussels last week the new European Innovation project “City Changer Cargo Bike” was announced to an audience of EU institutions, national and regional governments, advocacy organisations and business leaders...

On Tuesday 9th October, the members of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee voted to support a proposal to introduce a minimum of eight bicycle spaces on all new and refurbished European trains.  If, as expected, the...

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,...

The proposed changes to the system The European Commission recently published its proposals to reform the Value Added Tax (VAT) system. If the proposal goes ahead, Member States will be able to set reduced or zero VAT rates much more freely than...

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...

Cycling was a prominent topic at the 25th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress, this year held between 17-21 September in Copenhagen. The Opening Ceremony featured the highest authorities on intelligent mobility at global level. Christophe...