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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

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 Network (T...

15 Dec, 2021

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
Gibaltar as seen from the Rock of Gibraltar.

Gibraltar aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 and to reduce its overall emissions by 50% by 2035, according to the 2019 Climate Emergency Declaration. The Climate...A new National Mitigation & Adaptation Plan – the Climate Change Strategy, published by the Government of Gibraltar in November 2021 – targets the decarbonisation of...

06 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

The #VisionaryCities Series is a collection of best practices and success stories from local authority leaders in Europe working for better, safer and more comm...Prague is set to make record investments in cycling this year, dedicating expenses towards better infrastructure and a new cargo bike depot. Officials are counting on cyc...

02 Jun, 2021

Novi Sad, Serbia’s “cycling city”, is set to provide incentives for bicycle purchases, a first for the country. The landmark initiative follows successful advoc...

16 Mar, 2021

In cooperation with 5 other cycling organisations, ECF co-signed an open letter addressed to the EU Commission and Parliament leadership on climate ch...

20 May, 2020

During the quarantine, cycling has proven to be the safest, most efficient mode of transport we have. It cuts air pollution, which is likely to help spread the...

12 May, 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

Investing in cycling projects is a key aspect of developing active mobility. The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) together with the Romanian EU Pre...

20 May, 2019

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