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30. Mai, 08:28 Uhr

What does cycling mean for you?  I do a lot of cycling. I am finally back on my bike after being off for nine months due to injury. It was a big sacrifice to be off the bike for so long, but I’m glad to be back on. 

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13. Mai, 13:50 Uhr

Cycling has made enormous progress in its integration into EU transport policy over the last few years. It’s impossible to talk about that progress without talking about Irish MEP Ciarán Cuffe. Elected to the European Parliament in 2019 as a part of the ‘Green wave’ that saw many Green Party politicians elected to office around Europe, Mr Cuffe, from Dublin, Ireland, is one among a small...

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13. Dezember, 15:51 Uhr

ECF Members Our members continue to have an instrumental role in advocating for more and better cycling, with considerable impact and important advocacy successes during the last year.

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27. Juni, 10:08 Uhr

Held annually since 1991 in Germany, Eurobike is an international bicycle trade fair. It aims to address contemporary global challenges such as climate change and digitalisation by bringing together people from the fields of politics, finance, civil society and the mobility industry to build new alliances and share knowledge and ideas. ECF took part in three of this year’s sessions: “Smart...

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06. Juni, 12:54 Uhr

It’s that time of the year again when Velo-citizens from around the world are preparing for their trip to the annual gathering of the cycling community, Velo-city. The Velo-city team has been planning every moment of the conference for months, from a jam-packed programme to the local team getting the city ready to host the Velo-citizens. 

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23. Februar, 15:32 Uhr

On 16 February 2023, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on developing an EU cycling strategy. The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) worked hard with our cycling industry colleagues for years to get to this point. It is the Parliament’s strongest ever endorsement of cycling, adopted thanks to the leadership of MEP Karima Delli and her team, who spearheaded the resolution and steered...

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02. April, 12:47 Uhr

Today, the European Council, Commission and Parliament signed the European Declaration on Cycling, marking the official adoption of the first inter-institutional cycling policy at the European level. Organised by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, an informal meeting of EU transport ministers provided the backdrop for the signing.

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31. Januar, 17:13 Uhr

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 Transport, Georges Gilkinet, spearheaded a coalition of Member States on a call for a European cycling strategy, a coalition that grew from six countries to sixteen in one year.

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24. Mai, 09:55 Uhr

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 do this in an unanimously adopted resolution in February. A growing coalition of 15 EU countries have made the same demand with their own declaration.

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09. Oktober, 15:11 Uhr

During its annual meeting, the Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP5) invited all Member States to further develop national cycle route networks and requested that other international bodies, namely the Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (WP1) and  The Partnership on Active Mobility (THE PEP), use the results of this work to address the need for creating a new convention on...

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11. Mai, 09:24 Uhr

  QUOTE OF THE DAY

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19. Dezember, 14:28 Uhr

Many European cities are global frontrunners on mobility and transport. A smaller number of cities excel at providing their citizens with cycling infrastructure, but this is one area in which most European cities still need to improve. At ECF, we believe this can be done with a sound implementation of the EU Urban Mobility Framework, released by the European Commission one year ago.