French, Belgian astronauts named next Europeans to fly to ISS on 23/05/24
France's Sophie Adenot and Belgium's Raphael Liégeois will be the first two from a new class of European astronauts to blast off to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency said Wednesday (22 May). Paving the Way: Fostering Affordable, Sustainable, and Safe Mobility for All [Promoted content] on 23/05/24
The FIA European Bureau presents a comprehensive Manifesto for the future of mobility, addressing critical challenges and outlining pathways to accessible, sustainable, and safe transportation for all Europeans. As transport electrifies, governments can still make up for lost fuel duty revenues on 22/05/24
Loss of fuel duty could cost governments billions in tax revenues. William Todts, executive director at T&E, explains why, even as an environmentalist, we should be taxing electric cars Germany accused of playing favourites with €1.7 billion support for freight rail on 22/05/24
The European Commission has given green light for a €1.7 billion German subsidy scheme to support shorter freight trains in competition with road transport, which is expected to mainly benefit state-owned DB Cargo. Brenner Pass dispute: A microcosm of the struggle to connect Europe on 21/05/24
Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week, a tale of the Brenner Pass transport dispute between Austria and Italy. Running out of charge: Europe’s public EV infrastructure needs a serious push on 21/05/24
22,000 public charging points. That's how many must be installed weekly to achieve the 55% CO2 reduction target by for cars and vans by 2030. But EU countries are falling short, with only 150,000 installed last year. How easyJet’s bet on holidays paid off on 16/05/24
EasyJet's big bets on package holidays and better-located airports are helping it win customers, its CEO and investors say, even as concerns linger about the high cost of the strategy for an airline known for its no-frills service. TotalEnergies pivot casts doubt on Europe’s €28bn hydrogen truck bet on 14/05/24
Long-haul trucking is considered one of the hardest activities to decarbonise. Industry experts differ on whether the solution is hydrogen trucks – which are less efficient but have greater range - or battery electric trucks, which will be cheaper to run but need more stops to recharge. New EU scheme could hike petrol, gas prices higher than expected, key lawmakers admit on 13/05/24
The EU’s new carbon pricing scheme for road and heating fuels (ETS2) – set to be introduced across the bloc in 2027 – could lead to higher price hikes than initially thought, key lawmakers told Euractiv. What’s behind the wave of recent incidents on Boeing planes? on 10/05/24
Boeing has been in the headlines lately following a series of problems with its aircraft, with the most recent incidents in Turkey and Senegal.
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