European Union: Rail, Road & Cycling

Law 146(I)/2025 introduces a significant amendment to the road traffic legal framework in Cyprus through the addition of Article 14B to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Laws.

Find out how to claim compensation if a family member has died due to a road pothole. Rights, procedures and recent developments as of 2025.

The European Commission proposed a Regulation to establish the Connecting Europe Facility for 2028-2034, and the rules for providing funding under the Facility to projects...

The European Commission is proposing to overhaul the EU's road safety and vehicle registration rules to take into account the increase in EVs and to adapt to emerging technologies.

El Alto Tribunal reconoce que la legislación en materia de transportes terrestres no prohíbe que los vehículos con licencia VTC transporten mercancías...

What to do in case of a fatal road accident in Italy: who is entitled to compensation, how to claim it, required documentation, and what to do if the vehicle is uninsured.

Germany's Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (the Ministry) is considering a new Remote-Controlled Vehicles Regulation (Straßenverkehr-Fernlenk-Verordnung – StVFernLV). In this article we consider the ministerial draft in the context of the current German regulatory framework and briefly examine the key provisions of the Remote-Controlled Vehicles Regulation.

On 12 December 2024, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (the Ministry) presented a package of measures intended to boost the competitiveness of the German and European car industries, particularly in relation to their American and Chinese competitors.

The Commission proposed amendments to the Measuring Instruments Directive to harmonise the measuring requirements for electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen refilling stations across the EU.