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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

Italian-British couple, Arianna Casiraghi and Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope, along with their dog Zola, cycled 7,237 km to draw a huge shape of a bicycle across the m...Cycling couple break three world records for largest GPS drawing, aiming to raise awareness for cycling's effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions and to build politica...

23 Aug, 2022

Join us on Wednesday 5 October 2022 in the Albert Halls in Stirling as we welcome back delegates to our first in-person conference in three years. Attracti...

16 Aug, 2022

On 21 November 1997, EuroVelo, the European cycle route network, was launched in Logroño, Spain. Back then the EuroVelo initiative was a mere vision of a dream...ECF is proud to announce that 25 years after its inauguration, a much-requested feature has been unveiled by the EuroVelo Management Team. New downloadable GPX tracks wil...

02 Aug, 2022

Pinar Pinzuti is a long-time cycling activist and guiding light in the European cycling advocacy scene. Born in Turkey, raised in Germany and now working hard i...ECF speaks to Pinar Pinzuti of Bikenomist about her experience within the world of cycling. A founding figure of the famous Fancy Women Bike Ride, she discusses how her l...

08 Mar, 2022
Best of 2021: Top 10 ECF news articles

2022 is almost upon us and with the holiday period now here, let’s take this opportunity to reflect on the events of the past year! 2021 was an eventful year fo...A round up of our most-read articles in 2021, including stories of successful advocacy, news from ECF Members, emerging trends in cycling and highlights from across the c...

23 Dec, 2021
Best of 2021: ECF events and speaking appearances

At times during 2021, one could be forgiven for feeling that the worst of global pandemic was behind us. Vaccination drives had been remarkably successful in nu...Despite another year with COVID-19 restrictions, ECF successfully organised two major in-person world events – Velo-city 2021 Lisboa and the EuroVelo & Cycling Touris...

23 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

Do you need knowledge and concrete tools on how to promote cycling or improve conditions for cyclists in your country or city? Join our next Bikeable City Maste...

28 May, 2021