Vacancy: Public Affairs Officer
General Information State Date: As soon as possible Commitment: Full Time Deadline for application: February 19, 2023 Description Are you interested in European policies, do you like bicycles/e-bikes and want to have an interesting professional experience in public affairs in Brussels? Join us as Public Affairs Officer! CONEBI represents the Bicycle, […]
CONEBI at the European Commission to present the Tampering issue
Brussels, 13 December 2022 – On 8th December CONEBI was invited to join and give a presentation at the Forum for the Exchange of Information on Enforcement organised by the European Commission (EC). This Forum is primarily attended by national market enforcement authorities and has the key objective of exchanging information on enforcement problems and […]
THE WBIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES INDUSTRY AND MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AT A GLOBAL LEVEL
The annual General Assembly of the World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA) took place remotely on Friday 21 October 2022. Delegates at the General Assembly exchanged on the global market developments and provided updates from their respective countries. Following up on a record year 2020 fuelled by the Covid-induced lockdowns, the global Bicycle Industry continued growing […]
CONEBI participates in the first European Commission’s workshop on the future regulatory framework for personal mobility devices
Yesterday, September 14th, the European Commission organized a first workshop on ”technical requirements and road safety of Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs)’’, to which CONEBI participated. More specifically, the workshop was jointly organized by the European Commission’s DG GROW responsible for the EU Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs related policies – and DG Move – […]
Bicycle and E-Bike Sales continue to grow, reaching record levels
7 July 2022 Brussels – In 2021 the European Bicycle Industry continued its growing curve with increased figures and records in sales as well as in production of bikes and e-bikes: this is what comes out of the latest annual European Bicycle Industry and Market Profile by CONEBI. During the second year of the pandemic, […]
194 million discounted bicycles for the price of fuel subsidies, new study finds
Brussels, 25th May 2022 European governments have already earmarked €16 billion for fuel tax cuts (price reductions at the pump) For the same cost, 194 million discounted bikes, 300 million monthly public transport passes, 5.3 billion bike sharing trips or 4.2 billion e-scooter trips could be funded Unlike fuel tax cuts, these measures effectively cut […]
Cycling towards energy independence: Eight ways to reduce dependence on fossil fuels through more cycling
20 May, Brussels – CONEBI joins forces with CIE and ECF to publish eight recommendations for how the EU, national governments and individuals can use cycling to lessen dependence on fossil fuels and achieve significant fuel savings. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced European governments and citizens to rethink our collective dependence on fossil […]
Vacancy: Technical Manager
General Information State Date: Flexible, to be discussed Deadline for application: June 10th, 2022 Description CONEBI is looking to recruit a full-time Technical Manager to join the Secretariat team based in Brussels. About the successful candidate You have: A scientific or engineering background minimum 5 years’ experience in EU vehicle regulations, whether it […]
Bicycle Industry has launched a Sustainable Packaging Commitment
22 March, Brussels – Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) and Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) have launched an industry-wide commitment to reduce plastic packaging and eliminate unnecessary packaging from the supply chain. The pledge has been signed by more than 60 founding companies and others are invited to follow suit. Manuel Marsilio, General Manager […]
The importance to foresee safe e-bike batteries in the new EU Batteries Regulation
Brussels – 7 February 2022. E-bikes are becoming more and more popular in Europe with sales that reached 4.5 million units in 2020. Alongside the e-bike market developments, the EU legislation concerning batteries is currently being revised and CONEBI is directly involved in the EU advocacy process to state the importance of safe and high […]