The conference was yet another milestone in a remarkable run for cycling at the EU level. In 2022, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Transp...EU Member State ministers and state secretaries for transport gathered in Hasselt, Belgium, on 30 January for the “High-Level EU Cycling Conference – Taking the European...
Published by the European Commission in December 2021, the Urban Mobility Framework is a policy aiming to improve mobility systems in European cities by tacklin...ECF published a short analysis on how European cities are implementing the EU Urban Mobility Framework to promote and enhance cycling for their inhabitants.
In this short analysis we look on how European cities are implementing the EU Urban Mobility Framework to promote and enhance cycling for their inhabitants. The...
The creation of the European Cycling Declaration was announced by Commission Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans at the CIE Summit on 9 March 2023. T...ECF and Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) joined more than 80 stakeholders in an online consultation with the European Commission’s DG MOVE to provide feedback on an early...
The timing is right for the European Commission to designate 2024 as the European Year of Cycling. The European Parliament formally requested the Commission to...ECF recently sent a letter signed by 33 of its members to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requesting that she declare 2024 as the European Year of Cycl...
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...
Many European cities are global frontrunners on mobility and transport. A smaller number of cities excel at providing their citizens with cycling infrastructure...ECF showcases how national cycling strategies, suitable infrastructure and financial incentives can help countries best implement the EU Urban Mobility Framework policy a...
Billed as Europe’s largest research and technology conference on transport and mobility, this year’s Transport Research Arena (TRA) was held under the theme of...Philip Amaral, ECF Director of Policy and Development, attends the Transport Research Arena in Lisbon from 14-17 November.
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...
On 3 June, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) will host a free webinar featuring numerous cycling and sustainable mobility advocates from around the world...ECF outlines how the bicycle can shape our future for the better, as we count down to World Bicycle Day 2022. Want to find out more? Don’t forget to register for our free...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced European governments and citizens to rethink our collective dependence on fossil fuels for Europe’s energy needs. Dep...ECF joins forces with CIE and CONEBI to publish eight recommendations for how the EU, national governments and individuals can use cycling to lessen dependence on fossil...
The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) has come out in favour of cycling with a resolution that recognises the importance of the bicycle for sustainabl...Countries worldwide should integrate cycling into transportation, improve road safety and promote the use of bicycles by people and businesses to ensure sustainable devel...