The Marynarska interchange in Warsaw was constructed in 2013 with substantial co-financing from EU’s Cohesion Fund, as a part of the trans-European road network (TEN-T). No cycling paths were included in the project, and thus a business district...

As reported to ECF members a couple of weeks ago[1] the European Parliament IMCO committee, led by MEP Charanzová, agreed with ECF to exclude pedelecs from the Motor Insurance Directive. This was rubberstamped yesterday and approved in Strasbourg...

ECF co-signs letter with another 12 organisations calling on MEPs to be bold in voting for a raft of vehicle safety technologies and measures. The IMCO committee in the European Parliament will vote on a final text on how to legislate for safer...

  Mr. Adam Bodor, Advocacy Director of the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), touches upon the current status of the EU Road Safety Management Directive (RISM), the impact said legislation has on cycling infrastructure, and how the ECF is...

The International Federation of Pedestrians (IFP), the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) welcome the initiative of EU institutions to improve the safety of vulnerable...

The Road Infrastructure Safety Management (RISM) directive (2008/96/EC) defines procedures that were supposed to ensure safety of the trans-European road infrastructure (TEN-T) but were focused nearly exclusive on the safety of car-occupants. The...

For over twenty years the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) has been a cornerstone of EU transport policy. It should come as no surprise therefore that ECF has been pushing hard to get the tectonic plates of European policy moving on this...

On Thursday 15th November, the European Parliament supported the development of intermodal transportation by backing a proposal that will entitle passengers to take bicycles on board all trains, including on high-speed, long distance, cross-border...

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...

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...

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...

ECF has, along with 13 other organisations, sent a letter to the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, calling for a ‘strong and timely’ response to the European Commission upcoming proposal on changes to the General Safety and...