Nearly 20,640 people lost their lives on EU roads during the year, 4% more than in 2021, according to figures published by the European Commission on Thursday 19 October.
While the underlying long-term trend is downwards – 9% less than in the year before the pandemic – it is not falling fast enough to meet the EU’s target of halving the number of deaths by 2030. In addition, progress continues to vary from one Member State to another. Lithuania and Poland have recorded the biggest...