France France's pension reform strike longest since 1968 They oppose plans by the government to merge the country's 42 pension systems into a single scheme and to phase out certain civil service advantages. 02/01/2020
no comment Ballet dancers protest French pension reform on steps of Opera Garnier Ballet dancers refuse to see the end of their special pension scheme, which allows them to retire at the age of 42. 24/12/2019
Transport Qatar to adopt driverless public transport options The country has done a deal with Volkswagen Group to provide autonomous vehicles for large and small groups. 16/12/2019
brussels bureau Copenhagen green city goals Copenhagen is known for its bikes and green outlook - but what are the latest ways the Nordic nation is trying to lead the way on cutting back on carbon? Greg Lory went to find out. 10/12/2019
United Kingdom London's €21bn Crossrail delayed again until at least 2021 The east-west rail link, one of Europe’s most ambitious engineering projects, has been repeatedly delayed and could now cost an €750m. 08/11/2019
View Want to fight climate change? Start with challenging your mayor and your neighbours to act ǀ View how can we as citizens promote the necessary change to stop our contribution to a visible problem so poorly combated by global geopolitics that inertia will impede reaching a pre-industrial age climate anytime soon? The answer might be closer to hand than you expected. 26/08/2019
Ideas Rome is offering credit on public transport in return for plastic Return plastic bottles for recycling at designated points around the city. 30/07/2019
Transport Could electric scooter sharing help large cities become less polluted? We find out why an investment in communal e-scooters could lead to cleaner air in urban spaces. 21/07/2019
France Fears of football violence spark temporary e-scooter removal in Lyon Authorities issued a 24-hour ban in large swathes of Lyon and parts of Paris to prevent a repeat of the violence observed after the African Cup of Nations semi-final last Sunday. 19/07/2019
United Kingdom Life sentence for man who pushed passenger, 90, onto London tube track London tube 'pusher' who shoved ex-Eurotunnel chief onto track gets life sentence 25/06/2019
Transport Four European cities leading the way in eco-friendly transport Find out which European cities are introducing eco-friendly initiatives to transform transport in urban spaces. 07/06/2019
Qatar Watch: Qatar unveils metro ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup The network will be completed by 2020 and will cover 70 kilometres with 37 stations. 09/05/2019
Transport Trending: What is micro-mobility? Discovering one of the fastest growing branches of transport. 06/04/2019
Portugal Lisbon commuters struggle as austerity strain tells on public transpor Years of belt-tightening have put pressure on infrastructure. 13/02/2019
Luxembourg Luxembourg to be first country to introduce free public transport Luxembourg is to become the first country in the world to scrap fares on all public transport. 06/12/2018
France Mother gives birth to baby boy on Paris metro A baby was born in the Paris metro on Wednesday evening, transport authorities in the French capital have confirmed. 24/11/2018
World IMMERSIVE STORY: Moscow's Metro aka the 'subterranean palace' in 360 IMMERSIVE STORY: Moscow's Metro aka the 'subterranean palace' in 360 08/11/2018
world news A drink-drive test for Lime's e-scooters? Scooter company wants to use tech to make its riders (and its property) safer. 08/11/2018
Indonesia No money for your bus ride? Pay with plastic instead In Indonesia, city buses accept plastic bottles as payment for a ticket. 25/10/2018
France Is Lyon's public transport operator implementing a 'kindness tax'? 'Solidarity is not a crime,' argued protesters in Lyon who said the city's public transport network is imposing a €150 fine on people who give their tickets to other passengers 16/10/2018
Spain Banned from pavements, Madrid's scooters face wrath of drivers Spanish capital clamps down on electric scooters but with hundreds more planned for the city conflicts with drivers are inevitable 11/10/2018
France 200,000 rally around French bus driver who slapped teen boy His colleagues say the teenager insulted the driver after dangerously crossing the street in front of the bus. 18/09/2018
Business Toyota invests €427 million in Uber Japanese carmaker Toyota will invest a whopping 427 million euros (500 million dollars) in Uber as they join forces to develop self-driving cars. 28/08/2018
Business Uber chooses bikes over cars Uber's CEO says the company will focus more on bikes and scooters rather than cars as city-dwellers will make more frequent and short journeys in the future 27/08/2018
France Paris says 'au revoir' to metro ticket, ushers in contactless payment Paris has been using several variances of the little rectangular slip of paper as a ticket since its metro system was introduced in 1900, when the city was hosting the World Expo. 12/07/2018
France Paris gets e-scooter share scheme Parisians will from Friday be able to zip around the congested streets of the French capital on electric scooters for hire. 21/06/2018
