Road transport
Hungary spent 1 billion euros mostly from EU funds on empty motorways
Between 2010 and 2020, the Hungarian government spent almost 1 billion euros, mainly coming from the EU, to build motorways where traffic is now less than 10 per cent of capacity. Why did they do it?
None of the European cities that lowered the speed limit to 30 km/h regrets it
It reduces accidents, makes transports safer and gets people using public transport and cycling, thus improving air quality and reducing noise pollution. The introduction of a 30 km/h speed limit has so far worked in all the cities concerned. Let's take a closer look.
Ukraine: the railroad war
Whether they’re evacuating civilians, transporting troops or exporting goods, Ukrainian railways are on the frontline of resistance against the Russian invasion.
Road traffic pollution costs billions in lost wellbeing in European cities
Five years after the Dieselgate scandal, new research puts some figures on the social costs of vehicle emissions in over 400 European cities. It turns out that the annual damage to each city is worth €385 million on average.
Bulgaria and its EU neighbours do not cope well with the repercussions of the Dieselgate
Only half of Volkswagen Group's problematic cars in Bulgaria have received a software update, and now the country risks being flooded with low-quality polluting vehicles from Western Europe.
European electric cars pick up speed
A report by the NGO Transport and Environment promises a six-fold increase in Europe’s electric-car production by 2025. But Chinese producers continue to dominate the sector.
European football (UEFA)
The UEFA publishes an annual "European Club Footballing Landscape", an overview of European clubs, their influence and financial health.
Traffic pollution costs €60 billion per year in healthcare
Each year 500 000 Europeans die prematurely as a result of air pollution. Road transport alone causes 18 percent of air pollution.
Air pollution kills more than 500,000 Europeans each year
Despite the efforts of European countries, atmospheric pollution (fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone in particular) continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people every year.
