Press Release: Major Concerns from the European Commission’s Proposal about the Revision of the EU Directive on the Insurance against Civil Liability in Respect of the Use of Motor Vehicles
Brussels, 24th May 2018 – The European Commission has today released a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the revision of the insurance against civil liability with regard to the use of motor vehicles. The mentioned proposal includes Electrically Power Assisted Cycles in the scope of the revision […]
Press Release: The Bicycle Industry at the Symposium Future Networked Car 2018
Brussels, 12 March 2018 “Intelligent transport systems and automated driving are fast moving towards widespread commercialization and market acceptance. High levels of automation – the penultimate step to fully automated driving – are expected on the road by 2020 and hold great promise to improve road safety, reduce congestion and emissions, and increase the accessibility”: […]
Press Release: Foundation of World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA)
SWITZERLAND, 4th January 2018 – At the end of December 2017, the World Bicycle Industry Association – abbreviated as WBIA – was founded in Switzerland. The Bicycle Association Japan (BAJ), the Bicycle Products Suppliers Association based in the US (BPSA), the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) and the Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) are […]
Amendments of the European Parliament’s TRAN Committee on a European Strategy for low emission mobility
Brussels – July 5, 2017 After the European Strategy for low emission mobility was proposed by the Commission in June 2016 it was transferred to the Transport committee of the European Parliament. In this next step of the legislative process, the committee with the help of rapporteur Bas Eickhout, green MEP from the Netherlands, can amend […]
EU Industrial Strategy: update
Brussels/Berlin – June 30, 2017 Follow-up on the Competitiveness Council conclusions and the Berlin Declaration On the occasion of the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Friends of Industry – focused on key issues such as Digitisation, Investments, Sustainability and Trade – 18 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and […]
Big Bike Event and the role of Intelligent Bicycles in Road Safety
Brussels – June 28, 2017 The official introduction of the EU Cycling Strategy in Brussels took place on June 28 at the Big Bike Event, in presence of a high-level, distinguished audience. The list of guest speakers included: the Belgian Federal Minister for Mobility, François Bellot, the Luxembourg Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, François Bausch, […]
Vote of the European Parliament’s INTA committee on the New Anti-Dumping calculation methodology
Brussels – June 20, 2017 Members of INTA Committee adopted on 20 June the legislative report amending the Commission’s proposal related to a new Anti-Dumping calculation methodology. Based on the inclusive work of the rapporteur Mr Salvatore CICU and of the shadow rapporteurs representing all political groups, the text defines more precisely what the significant market […]
The EU Cycling Strategy is finally ready and has been handed over to Commissioner Bulc
Nijmegen – June 16, 2017 The EU Cycling Strategy has been finalised! Please find here both the full version and the summary. Through the valuable umbrella of ECF, the contributions of many stakeholders (NGOs, academics, cities, Bicycle Industry) have been put together to create an 11-chapters EU Strategy: it contains recommendations directed at the EU, national, regional and […]
ECHA publishes a new guideline for Manufacturers and Importers regarding the compliance with the REACH Regulation
Brussels – June, 2017 Introduction Article Manufacturers and Importers are advised to use the new 109-page guidance document to verify that they comply with all their obligations under the European Chemicals Regulation REACH. Main driving force for the new version of the REACH guidance document In September 2015, the European Court of Justice issued a ruling which […]
2017 ITF Summit: Governance of Transport
Leipzig – May 31 – June 2, 2017 CONEBI attended the 2017 Summit on “Governance of Transport” in Leipzig, organized by the International Transport Forum (ITF), which hosted more than 40 Ministers and Vice-Ministers and provided valuable opportunities to discuss the current shape of Transportation at global level and its future trends. In their Joint Declaration, […]