July 11, 2022
The Brussels government has validated the first version of Good Living, the future bible of urban planning in the Brussels Region. Open spacThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 11, 2022
Volvo Cars is the second manufacturer in a few months to announce it will no longer be a member of the European car manufacturers associatioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2022
Just one day after Cruise was granted an official license for commercial autonomous taxi rides, one of its robocars got involved in an accidThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2022
Over two months, more specifically from May through June, approximately 1 500 driving licenses were withdrawn from car drivers in Halle-VilvThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2022
The Walloon government announced on Tuesday that it has approved the Wallonia Cycling Plan 2030, which aims to make cycling possible, safe, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2022
On Tueday, the EU agreed on the Commission’s updated proposal to toughen emission ratings for plug-in hybrids (PHEV) by 2025 to mimic betterThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2022
Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants to make bicycle theft – almost 70 a day in Belgium – a priority for the police. A siThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2022
As in the rest of Europe, the Netherlands has long debated switching to pay-per-kilometer taxation to discourage car usage. Finally, the govThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2022
The Brussels Region is taking additional measures for e-scooters, such as reducing the maximum speed to 8 km/hour in certain pedestrian zoneThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2022
The Brussels Government has finalized the ‘Low-Emission Mobility Brussels’ roadmap with accompanying measures for gradually phasing out diesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2022
The die is cast: Dutch riders of mopeds (and their passengers) will have to wear a mandatory helmet as of January 1st, 2023. Plans for the cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2022
Early in the morning on Wednesday, the 27 member states of the European Council approved the ‘Fit for 55’ climate plan of the Commission, reThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2022
The Walloon government has reached an agreement on the new car taxation scheme that was already due for a certain time. Normally, the whole This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2022
The city of Antwerp introduced new regulations for shared e-scooters. From July 18th onward, ‘no go zones’, ‘no park zones’, and ‘slow-speedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2022
Last year, the federal police fined more than 4,6 million drivers for speeding in Belgium. That is more than ever, or an increase of 14,75% This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2022
All eyes are set on the European council, where the member states search to agree on a joint position after the European Parliament has voteThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 23, 2022
In a second vote on the climate ambitions of the European Commission, assembled under the ‘Fit for 55’ umbrella, the European Parliament hasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 22, 2022
An earlier EU phase-out date for cars and vans with internal combustion engines would net significant savings for European drivers and hugelThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 22, 2022
The Mobility Commission of the Brussels Parliament voted and approved – majority against the opposition – on Tuesday the new parking reform.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2022
Owners of zero-emission cars will likely pay lower parking fees in The Netherlands beginning next year. A legal framework has been created sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2022
After decades of postponing, the Mobility Committee of the Belgian Parliament is finally going into the details this week of a driver’s withThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 20, 2022
Now that road tax in Flanders is rising due to the annual indexation on July 1st, mobility organization Touring pleads for a temporary stop This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2022
From 1 July, the emission measurement for diesel cars in the Belgian annual technical inspection will be changed. From then on, diesel cars This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2022
In April, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo installed an expert committee to battle inflation and study ‘buying power and competitiveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2022
In May, 690 drivers were caught using their smartphones at the wheel in the province of East Flanders. As a result, their drivers’ licenses This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 15, 2022
The British Department of Transport (DfT) has put a lid on its plug-in car grant scheme, making buyers of electric cars no longer eligible fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 09, 2022
Europe has taken a historic step on Wednesday with the Parliament voting a ban on sales of new cars or vans with an internal combustion engiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 30, 2022
Inhabitants in Brussels who dispose of their vehicles and hand in their licence plates receive a premium through Bruxell’Air or Brussels’AThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 27, 2022
The French government is working on a project to provide the poorest inhabitants with an electric car at a cost of 100 euros per month. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 25, 2022
The Flemish government must pay environmental organization Greenpeace a penalty of 850 000 euros. The Air Policy Plan drawn up after a judgmThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 24, 2022
Road safety institute Vias advocates the rapid introduction of a driving license based on points to which measures and judicial sanctions arThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 23, 2022
In 2021, there were 41,1 million trucks, mostly foreign, on Belgium’s roads. Never before has this number been so high. This is evident fromThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 23, 2022
Belgian Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants the penalties for speeding to be more proportionate to the seriousness of the ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 23, 2022
The district court of Detmold started a historic court trial against Volkswagen on Friday. The accusor is Ulf Allhoff-Cramer, a German organThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 20, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) wants to have people who buy an electric bike guided to a training course by the salesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 20, 2022
Road signs warning for crossing toads, ducklings, or deer are a familiar sight on Belgian roads. But in Wetteren, commuters on the cycle higThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 13, 2022
On Tuesday, the Norwegian government put forward a proposal to apply taxes to the sales of electric cars, putting an end to their world-renoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 13, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to know the effect of lowering the speed on the highways around Ghent. She, thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 12, 2022
More than a third of Belgian companies will not make the switch to a fully electric car park by 2026, the deadline the government is settingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 11, 2022
A new trial involving nearly 400 families living in the area affected by noise pollution from flights of Brussels National Airport is targetThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 06, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters’ plans to reorganize the training system for candidate drivers has provoked severe criticism. MoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 05, 2022
According to a new study by the Walloon Road Safety Agency (AWSR), published on the occasion of a new awareness-raising campaign being held This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 05, 2022
In a television interview, Norwegian Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård has unveiled that the government is reconsidering the EV incentiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 05, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to reorganize the training of drivers to get their license. She pleads for a pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
May 03, 2022
The Flemish Foundation for Traffic Science (Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde, VSV) launches a new campaign against cell phones at the wheel. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 29, 2022
The Brussels Government had definitively approved the Master Plan for the Delta-Herrmann-Debroux area. The main ambition of this urban projeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 29, 2022
The Brussels Government is raising its ambitions to reduce greenhouse gas from 40 to 47% by 2030 compared to 2005. To this end, subsidies foThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 29, 2022
The metro station Albert in Forrest will be linked directly to the university districts (ULB-VUB) of Ixelles. The Brussels Region and the BrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 28, 2022
From 1 May, parking in the center of Brussels will become more expensive, to discourage long-term parking and encourage drivers to use publiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 27, 2022
The King’s Prosecutor in the Belgian Halle-Vilvoorde district has decided to crack down on drivers using their cell phones while driving. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 26, 2022
Already wanted in Japan (where he fled jurisdiction in December 2019) and searched for by Interpol, former Alliance President Carlos Ghosn iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 25, 2022
In 2021, the police fined a record number of drivers for speeding, data VTM News could lay hands on shows. During the first six months of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 25, 2022
Since the start of the kilometer charge for trucks in 2016, nearly 64 million euros in Flemish fines have been issued. However, almost 21 miThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 22, 2022
The environmental organization Bond Beter Leefmilieu (BBL) complains about the indecisiveness of the Flemish government to tax pick-ups propThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 22, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has announced the arrival of 43 new average speed checks along the regional roads inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 21, 2022
The Belgian Chamber Committee for Mobility has given the green light for a bill regulating the use of e-scooters in traffic. The new law wilThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 21, 2022
From 1 January 2023, Belgium will ban smoking on station platforms of railway company NMBS/SNCB. On Wednesday, the Chamber’s Mobility CommitThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 19, 2022
The Mexican parliament yesterday approved a law as a first step to nationalize the country’s lithium reserves, the primary metal used for EVThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 15, 2022
In Flanders and Brussels, the rates for the kilometer charge for trucks will be increased on 1 July. It is an index adjustment. In Wallonia,This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 12, 2022
As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) is growing, the need for clear charging rules is rising too. For example, in Arnhem (north of HollaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
