Europe

Swedish government proposes loosening up mortgage rules

The Swedish government and the Sweden Democrats have proposed reducing the count...

Öresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden has ‘most exp...

A review by a Swedish newspaper has concluded that the Öresund Bridge connecting...

Swedish central bank cuts key interest rate to 2 percent

Sweden's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate for the first time ...

Belgium seeks to try ex&diplomat over 1961 killing of C...

Over 60 years after the killing of the first Congolese prime minister, Patrice L...

G7 pledges support for Ukraine without US after Trump m...

Group of Seven powers pledged their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze...

Why has Sweden proposed abolishing permanent residency ...

The Swedish government's plan to tighten asylum rules to the strictest level all...

Russia strikes Kyiv and Odesa with 'terrifying' waves o...

Russia fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles at Ukraine in "one of the most...

G7 pledges support for Ukraine after Trump makes abrupt...

Group of Seven powers pledged their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze...

????The Bright Side: Viking burial site discovered by a...

Around 30 graves from the Viking Age were found by accident when pearls, coins, ...

Spain says 'overvoltage' caused major April power outage

Spain's government said Tuesday that the massive April power blackout across Spa...

North Korea to send military construction workers, demi...

North Korea will send military builders and deminers to help restore Russia's Ku...

Parliamentary report urges Paris to apologise for Frenc...

A French parliamentary report released on Tuesday called for Paris to apologise ...

European anti&racism council raises concerns over Swedi...

Parts of the Tidö Agreement, the policy document agreed between the three govern...

Queen of Trash: Sweden convicts 10 people in its bigges...

A court in Sweden on Tuesday convicted 10 people of illegally dumping toxic wast...

How alarmed should we be about Europe's tightening citi...

Across Europe governments are toughening rules and rhetoric around foreign resid...

Russia strikes Kyiv with 'terrifying' waves of drones a...

Russia fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles at Ukraine in "one of the most...

Sweden raises work permit salary threshold to almost 30...

Statistics Sweden has released fresh median salary figures, pushing up the work ...

????The Bright Side: Tribes from India visit UK museum ...

Tribes from the state of Nagaland in northeastern India have held talks at Oxfor...

Spaniards turn water guns on visitors in Barcelona and ...

Protesters used water guns against unsuspecting tourists in Barcelona and on the...

German court sentences Syrian ‘torture’ doctor to life ...

A German court on Monday sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for tort...

The name's Metreweli – Blaise Metreweli. Who is the new...

A self-described "geek" whose appointment comes as the intelligence world faces ...

World’s nuclear arsenal expansion is driven by US and R...

Most nuclear-armed states continued modernising their arsenals in 2024, raising ...

An independent Russian website reveals links between Te...

A new investigation is raising serious questions about the privacy promises of o...

UK appoints first woman to head its MI6 foreign spy agency

Britain has appointed Blaise Metreweli, 47, as the first female head of the Secr...

More than half a million living in Sweden without a per...

At least half a million people are living in Sweden without a personnummer, acco...

Why the Bridge Run between Sweden and Denmark meant so ...

The Local Sweden's deputy editor Becky Waterton spent her Sunday running over th...

Gothenburg council withdraws monkey images after racism...

Social services in north-eastern Gothenburg were criticised for structural racis...

World’s nuclear arsenals expanding, driven by US and Ru...

Most nuclear-armed states continued modernising their arsenals in 2024, raising ...

Macron arrives in Greenland to show solidarity for isla...

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Greenland on Sunday, where he convey...

Ukraine and Russia hold another prisoner exchange

Ukraine and Russia have conducted another prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange, accord...

Inside Sweden: What do those stats about immigrants' ne...

The Local's editor Emma Löfgren rounds up the biggest stories of the week in our...

Which European countries currently have Schengen border...

The borderless Schengen travel area recently celebrated its 40th anniversary but...

UN ocean summit ends with boost for marine conservation...

The UN Ocean Conference in the southern French city of Nice concludes this Frida...

UN ocean summit to end with boost for marine conservati...

The UN Ocean Conference in the southern French city of Nice concludes this Frida...

Iran is no friend of NATO or Europe: NATO Parliamentary...

We speak to the president of NATO's Parliamentary Assembly, just hours after Isr...

EU courts international scientists, but is Europe attra...

The EU says science is the key to its future. But is it putting its money where ...

Which immigrants contribute most to the Swedish economy...

A new report from Sweden's National Institute of Economic Research (NIER) shows ...

Schengen hits 40: What problems lie ahead for Europe's ...

The borderless Schengen area guarantees free movement to tens of millions of EU ...

This weekend set to be the hottest Sweden has seen all ...

After a disappointing spring for much of the country, this weekend brings with i...

Climate change disrupting species’ habitats and alterin...

The high seas treaty could be law by the end of the year, affording protection t...

Why are so many European microstates against abortion?

In Andorra and Liechtenstein, abortion is still banned. In Monaco, it is illegal...

Russia and Ukraine exchange more prisoners of war on Th...

Russia and Ukraine carried out a prisoner of war exchange on Thursday, according...

Europe's largest CO2 capture facility is being built in...

Work has begun on one of the world's largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) si...

Immigrants contribute more to the Swedish economy than ...

New figures from Sweden’s National Institute of Economic Research (NIER, or Konj...

How the Copenhagen&Malmö Bridge Run will affect travel ...

Thousands of runners will cross the Öresund Bridge this weekend as they contest ...

Deadly Russian strikes hit Kharkiv as Ukraine brings ho...

Russia kept up its relentless air offensive over Kharkiv early Wednesday, killin...

Clothes at what cost? French fast fashion bill puts onu...

How to stop our needless overconsumption of cheaper and cheaper clothes that pol...

What are the risks of artificial intelligence for child...

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of our everyday lives. More and more fa...

'Protecting our oceans: Behavioural change comes from l...

The international treaty on the high seas, which focuses on conservation of mari...

Accused of 'terrorism' at 15 years old: The tragic stor...

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 11: Austrian papers mourn the victims of the nati...