Eco-Innovation Disposable face masks are being shredded and turned into roads Around 6.8 billion face masks are thrown away each day during the pandemic. Is this the solution to repurposing them? 18/02/2021
United Kingdom 'Glampervans': The surprising UK winner of the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID crisis in the UK has sparked increased interest in glampervans as people look for ways to socially distance on holiday. 30/08/2020
brussels bureau Power to the pedal as Brussels opens its first cycling 'motorway' It is part of an effort to increase sustainable travel, respect social distancing and ease pressure on crowded public transport in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns. 22/07/2020
Smart Regions How Greece turned a deadly road into one of the safest in the country Discover how one of the most dangerous road sections in Greece became one of the safest highways in the country. The construction of the three new tunnels between Thessaloniki and Athens, the so-called Tempi Tunnels, included 25 km of motorway, 11 km of tunnels and the largest road tunnel 18/04/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: East-west truck dispute, ECB Brexit warning, Prison suicide rates In this edition we look into the the truck driver dispute which has delayed the EU's mobility package which is causing an east-west rift, the ECB issues a Brexit warning to the markets and France has the highest prison suicide rate in Europe. 02/04/2019
Germany Germany considers speed limits on its famous autobahns The deputy head of Germany's Police Officers' Union, Michael Mertens, supported the introduction of a limit on Friday, calling it "crazy" that some people legally drive at 200 - 250 km/h. 25/01/2019
brussels bureau Truckers fear mobility package divides EU transport market Truckers from Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Lithuania say the package divides the transport industry of Eastern and Western Europe 11/01/2019
France Fuel price protesters target pinch points in French road system One such demonstration was held in Givors, near Lyon, but some participants were keen to stress the movement is not just about prices at the pumps. 17/11/2018
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
