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Europe cracks down on the e-scooter menace
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Gerhard Elfers
July 12, 2026Advertisement
According to Germany's government, current e-scooter rules no longer reflect the vehicles' rapid growth on the country's streets.
Brussels plans to remove shared e-scooters from its streets in January 2027.
DW's correspondents report from Paris and Brussels, and DW's anchor speaks with Dorottya Szemere, former chair of the e-scooter advisory group at the European Commission.