Europe

Why April could be a good month for your Swedish finances

A tax rebate, cheaper food and even a potential pay rise ‒ April looks like it c...

TELL US: What are your views on Sweden's deportation U&...

Sweden's government has struck an agreement with the Sweden Democrats to stop th...

Pelicot joins Paris march as rallies across world mark ...

Gisèle Pelicot joined tens of thousands of protesters in the French capital on S...

In pictures: International Women's Day rallies around t...

Women across the world rallied for equal rights, female empowerment and an end t...

Loud explosion rocks US embassy in Oslo, police search ...

A noisy explosion hit the entrance of the US embassy in Oslo early Sunday, shatt...

Menopause at work: Germany starts breaking the taboo

While Germany faces a persistent shortage of skilled workers, one factor remains...

Sweden detains crew member of Russian 'shadow fleet' ship

Sweden has detained a crew member of a Russian 'shadow fleet' cargo ship suspect...

Russian strike on residential building kills 10 people ...

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Saturda...

Sweden seizes false&flagged ship with suspected stolen ...

Police in Sweden have seized a false-flagged cargo ship off its southern coast b...

Which countries in Europe impose language tests for res...

Certain countries across Europe demand foreign citizens pass a language test to ...

Inside Sweden: Swedish media need to start covering cit...

The Local’s Editor Emma Löfgren reflects on her first week back after maternity ...

'We want a new form of government that better serves th...

Talking Europe sits down at the EU Commission with a man whose work goes to the ...

Pay gaps, bullying, violence: Challenges for women's ri...

On March 8, 2026, the world marks International Women's Day, to celebrate women'...

Zelensky visits eastern front as Ukraine and Russia com...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited frontline troops in eastern Ukrai...

Sweden charters plane to bring 'vulnerable' Swedes back...

The Swedish government is chartering a plane to fly home Swedes in the UAE who a...

What we know so far about the government's plan to end ...

Sweden's government parties have backed down under pressure on teen deportations...

Ukraine to provide drone protection support in Middle E...

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said that Ukraine would provide assista...

Donald Trump seeks Kyiv's help in defending against Ira...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukraine's partners, i...

Winter Paralympics opening ceremony clouded by boycott ...

Controversy is overshadowing the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, which kick of...

Trump says Zelensky must 'get on the ball’ to reach Rus...

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk...

Sweden's government backs down on deportations in migra...

Sweden's government has struck an agreement with the far-right Sweden Democrats ...

What we know so far about plans to stop forcing 'track ...

Sweden's government is considering allowing so-called 'track changers' the possi...

REVEALED: Migration Agency readies slimline Swedish wor...

The Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) looks set to drastically narrow ...

Trump says Zelensky ‘has to get on the ball’ to reach R...

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk...

US and Middle East countries seek Ukraine's support in ...

The United States asked Ukraine for help to fend off Iranian drone attacks in th...

European countries to deploy military assets to Cyprus ...

Italy, France, Spain and the Netherlands will send naval assets to Cyprus after ...

Sweden Democrat leader calls for freeze on teen deporta...

Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has called for the country’s controversial...

Spring has now arrived in Stockholm

It may not feel like it quite yet, but spring has now officially arrived in Stoc...

Pollution exposure in Europe linked to mental health pr...

Environmental pollution is linked to several mental health disorders in Europe, ...

Does Sweden need an 'integration amnesty' to stop depor...

Few positions are more central on Sweden’s political right than the one Fredrik ...

Sweden to hand out first new repatriation grants

Sweden’s Migration Agency has for the first time approved applications for the g...

Spain's Sanchez defies Trump trade threat, compares Ira...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez doubled down Wednesday, criticising US and ...

NATO shoots down Iranian missile en route towards Turki...

A ballistic missile fired from Iran and en route towards Turkish airspace was in...

Swedish games boss warns 'retroactive' citizenship refo...

Pushing through citizenship reforms without transitional rules will make Sweden ...

Politics in Sweden: Sweden needs to get off the fence o...

The US and Israel’s lightning attack on Iran has left Sweden with a dilemma. As ...

Swedes told to keep 1,000 kronor in cash at home in cas...

Do you have enough cash at home to see you through a week of cards not working? ...

Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran w...

Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let U...

Britain halts student visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, ...

Britain will stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroo...

Moderate youth leader confident of solution for Sweden'...

Douglas Thor, leader of the Moderate Party’s youth wing, raised the issue of unf...

'If the regime falls, it's worth it': Iranians in Malmö...

At Khayyam and Shiraz, two popular restaurants serving Malmö's Iranian diaspora,...

'If the regime falls, it’s worth it': Iranians in Malmö...

At Khayyam and Shiraz, two popular restaurants serving Persian cuisine to Malmö'...

Number of unemployed graduates rise in Sweden as compan...

The number of graduates registered with Sweden's Public Employment Service as un...

Six in ten foreign doctoral students still in Sweden th...

Six out of ten foreign doctoral students stay in Sweden at least three years aft...

France to boost nuclear arsenal, could deploy atomic we...

President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France will expand its atomic arsenal...

Europe 'exposed to the consequences' of US&Israel's con...

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ian Lesser, Distinguished Fellow at the Ger...

Europe 'very likely' to get dragged into conflict after...

"What's become clear to Europe today is that they are going to be a target". FRA...

Middle East war to have economic and military fallouts ...

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Middle ...

‘Duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest’:...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pushed back after criticism from US President...

UK base in Cyprus hit by drone as fallout from Iran war...

An Iranian drone hit the runway of the UK's Akrotiri air force base overnight on...

Can this campaign group change the Swedish government's...

Sweden's government recently announced plans to tighten up citizenship rules for...