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“In 2022 we took inventory of existing bike paths and their condition, identified priority investments and compiled a national map. With this conference, we wan...In the new financial period 2021-2027, Lithuania is among the most ambitious countries with respect to using EU Structural Funds for cycling investments, with €47 per cap...

25 Sep, 2023

Belgian transport minister, Georges Gilkinet, announced the signage of the cycling declaration to an audience of hundreds during a pre-recorded speech during th...Led by Belgium, six EU countries signed a “European Bicycle Declaration” on World Bicycle Day 2022, calling on the European Commission to develop a “proper action plan at...

10 Jun, 2022

The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) has recently published a report on national cycling strategies in Europe. The report, titled "The state of nat...Eight EU member states have made clear references to EuroVelo in their national cycling strategies, setting goals for the further development, promotion, digitalisation a...

11 Mar, 2022
National Cycling Strategies Report 2021

For The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is proud to publish its new report, “The state of national cycling strategies in Europe (2021).” This report provides a com...

25 Jan, 2022

On 14 December, the European Commission presented its “Efficient and Green Mobility” package with revised legislative proposals on the Trans-European Transport Network (T...

15 Dec, 2021
Bicycle sales VAT EU

On 7 December, the Council of the EU reached an agreement on updated rules for VAT rates. Under the new rules, member states will be able to apply reduced VAT rates on th...

09 Dec, 2021

On 24 September 2021, the Belgian federal government adopted a first-of-its-kind federal action plan for the promotion of cycling: “BE CYCLIST.” The plan, which...The cycling action plan, which goes by the name “BE CYCLIST,” lists 52 action points that Belgium’s federal government will implement by 2024. This first-ever federal Bel...

29 Sep, 2021

European leaders from across the continent met today with European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans to discuss how the right investments can trigger a...

30 Oct, 2020

Today European leaders from across the continent called on EU and national authorities to invest in the cycling revolution. The European Cyclists' Federati...

30 Oct, 2020

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...

23 Jun, 2020
"Cycling Oxford" by Tejvan Pettinger (CC x 2.0)

Author: Maya WatsonOn March 26, in the midst of the COVID19 crisis, the United Kingdom’s Department for Transport (DfT) rel...

07 Apr, 2020
Cycling fully-fledged part of Dutch climate policy

To address climate disruption, the Dutch government presented its Climate Agreement on 28 June 28th, 2019. The whole of Western Europe was hit by a scorching he...

29 Jul, 2019

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