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...
In 2022 we began to move beyond a world dominated by COVID-19. The shocking invasion of Ukraine with its human tragedies and economic toll, the need to accelera...A new global coalition and campaign, a more prominent role for cycling in European and national policies, progress towards an EU Cycling Strategy and cycling’s essential...
On Thursday, 8 December, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) welcomed to its premises a delegation from Greece’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, l...ECF hosts a delegation headed by Greece’s Deputy Minister for Transport Issues, Mr. Michalis Papadopoulos, to discuss ways to improve cycling in the countr...
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...
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...
ECF fully supports the European Commission’s proposal to give cycling a much stronger role in the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, publi...This document provides suggested amendments to the European Commission's recent proposal for the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. These sug...
2021 was another significant year for cycling throughout Europe and the world. As the COVID-19 pandemic rolled on for its second year and the European cycling b...A global campaign for COP26, major developments in EU policy, a new President and a Velo-city to remember, 2021 proved to be a monumental year for cycling advocacy and fo...
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,...
On 28 September 2021, the European Commission published new guidelines for the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle, with favourable mentions towards cycli...Modal shift and bicycle-friendly building codes have been included in the new guidelines of the Energy Efficiency First principle, being listed as effective ways to reduc...
On the weekend of 18 September 2021, cross-generational demonstrations will be held in over 130 cities and towns across Germany to demand safe streets for all....Just in time for the federal elections, children from across Germany will unite for a nationwide demonstration in pursuit of more and safer cycling for kids.
On behalf of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), we have truly enjoyed working with Mayor Fernando Medina and Deputy Mayor Miguel Gaspar and with the Munic...At the world cycling summit in Lisbon on 6-9 September, Jill Warren made it clear that there is no conceivable way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the Europ...
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...