Europe News

The Brief: Operation Sophia extended for an additional six months

The European Union's Operation Sophia has been agreed to be extended for an additional six months. Yet, the Operation will transition from using rescue boats to rescue airplanes after Italy said it would no longer receive people from the Mediterranean Sea.

28/03/2019

Belgium

Protest over 'social dumping' in transport sector held in Brussels

On Wednesday, transit workers from across the EU marched from downtown Brussels to the European Commission in protest.

27/03/2019

World News

EU lawmakers announce life-saving automobile technologies

European lawmakers have mandated additional life-saving technologies in EU automobiles as from 2022. These technologies include intelligent speed assistance and advanced emergency-braking systems.

26/03/2019

Earth News

Cycling Guide to Lisbon

We took to the saddle and biked around Portugal’s capital.

19/03/2019

USA

Uber to pay $20M settlement to drivers in California and Massachusetts

The settlement is a fraction of what Uber could have been required to pay, a labor expert said, and its "business model of utilizing drivers" as contractors not employees stays intact.

13/03/2019

Portugal

Lisbon commuters struggle as austerity strain tells on public transpor

Years of belt-tightening have put pressure on infrastructure.

13/02/2019

Spotlight

New transport links boost business and tourism for Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta

In partnership with Hong Kong Tourism Board

New transport links boost business and tourism for Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta

14/01/2019

United Kingdom

UK creates fake traffic jam of 89 lorries to test no-deal readiness

Dozens of lorries took part in a traffic congestion test near the channel tunnel on Monday morning, in a rehearsal of what could be in store for a potential no-deal Brexit scenario.

07/01/2019

United Kingdom

UK to spend €118 million on extra ferries in case of no-deal Brexit

"Extreme urgency" and the "possibility of severe congestion" behind the Department for Transport's contracts with three ferry conpanies.

29/12/2018

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

World

Should taxpayers be paying for electric scooters for MEPs and EU staff

A new trial will see 15 of the €500 electric scooters appear around the European Commission and European Parliament.

30/10/2018

Next Series

EU scientists crack tech barriers to roadtrains of the future

Grouping vehicles in efficient "trains" has long been suggested as a cure for congestion, but with electric vehicles now becoming more common, EU scientists have tackled a host of technological challenges to make them possible, and improve air quality, too.

22/10/2018

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

United Kingdom

Watch: Man found guilty of attempted murder after underground shove

Man convicted of two counts of attempted murder after he pushed a 91 year-old-man onto the London Underground rail tracks.

06/10/2018

Spain

Watch: World's first full-sized Hyperloop capsule unveiled in Spain

The high-tech transportation would allow a trip from Barcelona to Madrid to be trimmed to just 25 minutes.

04/10/2018

Hungary

Hungarian infrastructure a symptom of decades of underinvestment

Today EU infrastructure spending is at an historic low. While some countries have spent EU funding wisely, in other member states people wonder if any money has been spent at all...

11/09/2018

Economy

Antwerp port steels for trade tariff blowback

Antwerp port steels for trade tariff blowback

26/07/2018

Italy

The Primavera turns 50 as Vespa celebrate the scooter that gave the world wings

As the sun returns Italy embarks on a year of celebrations of the iconic 1968 model, and in Piaggio's hometown of Pontedera locals celebrate the success of a concept that has made the town wealthy, and Piaggio a market leader.

03/05/2018

Spotlight

Spotlight on the future of transport in Poland

The success of economies in the future will depend on how well they adapt to new modes of mobility, as well as storing the energy needed to drive them

17/04/2018

United Kingdom

Free bus travel is proposed for Britons under 25

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to offer free bus travel for under 25s in England if his party wins the next general election.

12/04/2018