In recent months, a lot of progress has been made in the development of policies to promote cycling at the EU level. Much of this has been the result of persist...ECF has been working hard to promote more and better cycling in the EU and a lot has been happening recently! This short article will get you up to speed on recent develo...
In June 2022, on World Bicycle Day, six EU Member States signed the European Bicycle Declaration. With this, they called on the European Commission to...The addition of Slovakia means that over half of EU Member States have now signed the Declaration calling on the Commission to develop a common approach to cycling promot...
On Tuesday 14 March, the European Parliament voted for an ambitious and progressive set of amendments to the European Commission’s proposal on the Energy Perfor...The European Parliament agrees on a progressive set of amendments for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, calling for EU Member States to implement favourable...
On 16 February 2023, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on developing an EU cycling strategy. The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) worked hard...The European Parliament's new resolution aims to double cycling in Europe by 2030, calling for an EU cycling strategy to achieve this. ECF explains why this is such a sig...
Key progress was made on the development of an EU cycling strategy with the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) voting to adopt a resol...MEPs in the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee have voted to adopt a resolution on developing an EU cycling strategy. The resolution calls for a d...
The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is the EU's primary network of roads, railway lines, inland waterways, ports and airports. Currently, the...ECF takes a look at recent developments within the Council of the EU and the European Parliament to analyse the progress being made in getting cycling and EuroVelo includ...
On 5 December 2022, the SABRINA Project, an Interreg Europe project for Safer Bicycle Routes in the Danube Area, hosted a co-organised event in Brussels with th...Interreg Europe project hosts event in Brussels to showcase results and findings to EU-level representatives, including MEP Vlad Gheorghe of the TRAN Committee.
In December 2021, ECF Member Fietsersbond Belgium awarded the European Parliament the title of Cycle-Friendly Employer (CFE) for its Brussels site. With a...The European Parliament has become the first European institution to be certified, receiving a Bronze Level Certification. The Cycle-Friendly Employer Certification Frame...
On 6 October 2021, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted to sign off on a report that set out their long-term vision for road safety in Europe. The re...MEPs have signed off on a report that recommends more cycling in order to improve road safety by 2030. To follow up on this report, ECF has compiled a short revision of r...
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted this week to sign off on a road safety report recommending how the European Commission can best achieve its...Members of Parliament have signed off on recommendations for the European Commission to improve road safety across member states, with cycling infrastructure and modal sh...
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has released a new report, “Cyclists love trains: An analysis of the bicycle friendliness of European railway operators,” which ai...
A new journey began for cycling advocates in May 2021 when the updated EU Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations Regulation was formally adopted. Last year, th...After ECF’s successful campaign to change EU rail passengers’ legislation, a new ECF report on the bicycle friendliness of 53 European railway operators marks the next st...