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...
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 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...
Our planet faces numerous climate changes and the negative effects on the environment are key to the universal sustainable agenda. 2015 was a key year for multi...
People around the world are migrating faster and faster towards urban areas. Nowadays, more than 50% of the world’s population live in cities and, if it goes on...
BRUXELLES, 23/06/2016 - People cycling are early risers. Chaired by MEP Michael Cramer and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi, 40 people with diverse backgrounds gathered...