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On 7 December, the Council of the EU reached an agreement on updated rules for VAT rates. Under the new rules, member states will be able to apply reduced VAT r...The Council of the EU has reached an agreement on updated rules for VAT rates that will benefit consumers all over the EU. Member states will now be able to apply reduced...

09 Dec, 2021

With e-bikes becoming an increasingly familiar sight on roads all over Europe, the tampering of such bicycles has become a growing issue. The bicycle industry h...On 30 September, under the aegis of CONEBI, 15 national bicycle industry associations and 68 companies became signatories to an industry-wide self-commitment to prevent t...

05 Oct, 2021
Final analysis: Cycling becomes mainstream in EU member states’ COVID-19 recovery plans

Since April 2021, 25 member states have submitted their National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) to the European Commission, outlining priorities for the...Since ECF’s last analysis, most EU countries now mention cycling in their COVID-19 recovery plans, with €1.7 billion earmarked for cycling infrastructure, safety, tourism...

19 Aug, 2021

According to a study by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy published last week, 281,000 people were employed in the different sectors o...

17 Feb, 2021