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On 22 December 2022, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) published the 2022 edition of the “The state of national cycling strategies” report,...ECF publishes the 2022 edition of the The state of national cycling strategies report. 14 of the 44 countries analysed now have a national cycling str...

22 Dec, 2022

In August 2022, the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility published the General Plan of urban and extra-urban cycling mobility 2022-2024. In line...Persistent efforts and coordination by ECF Member FIAB pay off with the adoption of a cycling plan at the national level. As outlined in our previous report, cohesive gov...

14 Sep, 2022

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

On 14 December, the European Commission presented its “Efficient and Green Mobility” package with revised legislative proposals on the Trans-European Transport...ECF, CIE and CONEBI welcome the European Commission’s “Efficient and Green Mobility” package, which elevates cycling to a priority level across the whole European Union,...

15 Dec, 2021
Celebrating Cycling Cities: Sharing Europe’s Best Practices

High-level speakers from all over Europe met on 1 June 2021 to share best practices for how to shape more cycle-friendly urban mobility systems. “Celebrating Cy...Over 1,300 participants were registered when politicians and officials from European cities, EU institutions and the Netherlands met for an event on the role of cycling a...

02 Jun, 2021

There are more than 210 million Europeans who are physically inactive, leading to annual healthcare cost of €80 billion, informed Laurent Thieule, President of...With ECF as a project partner, PACTE (Promoting Active Cities Throughout Europe) recently concluded with the hosting of a webinar where it launched its final, and most am...

30 Nov, 2020
Portugal Makes Way for Bicycle Paths

Portuguese government approves their National Strategy for Active Cycling Mobility (ENMAC 2020-2030), aiming to build 8,000 kilometers of new bicycle paths by 2...

24 Jul, 2019

We continue our mini-interview series with the Velo-city 2019 Keynote Speakers! #VC19Keynote #MeetTheSpeakers #CyclingForTheAges Ádám Bodor is currently the Adv...

10 May, 2019

Day one of Velo-city 2019 will end with a stimulating discussion: ‘Policy - is it catching up with the tech development?’! How are policy and regulations coping...

07 May, 2019

At their joint informal meeting today, the Transport and Environment Ministers of the EU have announced the Graz Declaration on “Starting a new era: clean,...

30 Oct, 2018

Here’s a quick round up of items cycling around in the ECF health arena. The EU seeks your input on how to make cities healthier places to live with more walkin...

19 Feb, 2018

From 28-30 September, ECF joined the CIVITAS Forum in Gdynia, Poland. This annual conference brings together almost 500 cities, regions and other professionals...

10 Oct, 2016