Photo by Luis Wittenberg on Unsplash A 20 km/h factory-set speed limit, larger wheels, a ban on passengers and pavement riding, compulsory helmets and a minimum age of 16. These are some of the recommendations set out in a new report on safer technical standards for e-scooters and safer e-scooter usage rules in Europe, published by the European…
Photo by aranprime on Unsplash The Commission has presented proposals to modernise driving licence rules, including the introduction of a digital driving licence valid throughout the EU, and new provisions to facilitate the enforcement of traffic rules across borders. More than 20,000 lives were lost on EU roads last year and the majority of victims were pedestrians, cyclists and users of…
Photo by dimitri.photography on Unsplash The line-up of the upcoming CORE Festival in Brussels is taking shape. Six new acts have been added to the programme – Eliza Rose, PinkPantheress and Yussef Dayes are coming to the Osseghem Park in Brussels on Saturday May 27 while Channel Tres, Joy Orbison and Olivia Dean will be joining on Sunday…
Photo by LOGAN WEAVER | @LGNWVR on Unsplash The European Transport Safety Council has welcomed significant changes to EU rules on driving licences and cross-border enforcement of traffic offences. It says these could significantly reduce injuries and deaths among novice drivers and help ensure that dangerous drivers face penalties for a wider range of traffic offences committed across…
Photo by Tech Daily on Unsplash EU negotiators have struck a deal creating the first “best in class” standard for the issuing of green bonds. The “European Green Bonds Standard” (EUGBS), which companies issuing a bond can choose to comply with, will primarily enable investors to orient their investments more confidently towards more sustainable technologies and businesses. It…
Photo by Matt Brown on Unsplash In recent weeks the British Government has been deluged with noise about the Northern Ireland Protocol, agreed with the EU following the UK’s departure, well before the text of any new agreement was revealed, writes Philip Bushill-Matthews. None of the noise came from European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, who remained diplomatically silent about the…
