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For the industry organisations the main objective is to ensure that the e-bike continues to be considered legally a bicycle. – Photo Bike Europe

European cycling associations campaign to protect legal status of...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission's announcement to review Directive 168/2013 which regulates the type-approval for vehicles with two or...

Cycling has an essential role to play in achieving the EU’s ambitious sustainable mobility goals, cycling organisations say. - Photo Shutterstock

Cycling investments key to drive sustainable mobility forward

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Cycling has an essential role to play in the European Green Deal, which aims to achieve a 90% reduction in transport emissions by...

Jill Warren was Chief Marketing Officer at an international law firm; Morten Kabell was consultant on bicycle infrastructure and cycling culture. – Photos ECF

European Cyclists' Federation Appoints New CEO's

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Cyclists' Federation announced that Jill Warren and Morten Kabell have been appointed as ECF's new co-Chief...

Leading European bike share operators have joined forces to form an Expert Group under Cycling Industries Europe. – Photo Shutterstock

European Bike Share Operators Join Cycling Industries Europe

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Leading European bike share operators and suppliers - Donkey Republic, Mobike, Moventia, nextbike, PBSC, Ride on, Smoove and Jump...

Mandatory new technologies for cars are coming to improve road safety of cyclist and pedestrians. - Photo Jump

European Parliament Takes Step Towards Safer Vehicles for Cyclists...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Parliament has decided that now is the right time to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in Europe...

World Cycling Alliance now recognized by UN and other authorities as international NGO. – Photo WCA

World Cycling Alliance Gets Official NGO Status

WASHINGTON, USA - The World Cycling Alliance, which has been initiated by the European Cyclist Federation (ECF) in June 2014, has now been officially...

First hurdle has now been taken in efforts to have no compulsory third party liability insurance for e-bikes. – Photo Trek

European Parliament Decides: No Compulsory Third Party Liability...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Today, the European Parliament's IMCO committee decided that there should be no compulsory third party liability insurance...

Will all e-bikes need to have an insurance plate soon? ECF issued an emergency call to all stakeholders to prevent this. – Photo Trek

Help Needed To Prevent Mandatory E-Bike Insurance

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Yesterday, the European Cyclists Federation (ECF) issued an emergency call to all stakeholders as a mandatory insurance on all...

European Cyclists’ Federation Secretary General Dr. Bernhard Ensink is set to leave ECF having served it for over 12 years. – Photo ECF

ECF Secretary General Bernhard Ensink To Say Farewell in May 2019

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Secretary General Dr. Bernhard Ensink is set to leave the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) having served the organisation for...

Quadrupling modal share of cycling results in reduction of C02 emissions by 555 million tons by 2050. – Photo Youtube

The Truth on Cycling's Contribution to Stopping Climate Change

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU transport sector alone stands as the single biggest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting economic sector, exceeding 1990 emission...