Europe

'I've never even jaywalked in Sweden'

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TELL US: What do you find convenient about life in Sweden?

We want to know about what just 'works' for you about life in Sweden. Maybe it's...

France braces for biggest protests since pension battle...

France braces for a day of nationwide strikes and demonstrations on Thursday aga...

Russia&Belarus drills show off Moscow’s military might,...

Russia and Belarus on Tuesday wrapped up five days of military drills that mobil...

Thousands rally across Slovakia against economic and pr...

Thousands of Slovaks rallied on Tuesday in 16 cities, including Bratislava, to p...

Starmer will try to persuade Trump to support Ukraine, ...

As US President Donald Trump lands in London for a second state visit, Peter Wes...

Swedish government promises to spend 4 billion kronor o...

Sweden's government has announced plans to spend 4 billion kronor on the country...

'Relevant and practical': Foreigners rate Sweden's voca...

Sweden has one of the world's best systems for mid-career retraining, with gener...

New audit reveals Sweden falls short on international d...

Sweden's work on the implementation and follow-up of the UN's sustainable develo...

UK gears to welcome Donald Trump for landmark second st...

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state...

'No Country for Love': Yaroslav Trofimov on the cost of...

"No Country for Love", now translated into French as "Ce pays qui n'aimait pas l...

US President Donald Trump heads to the UK for a second ...

Angela Diffley, our International Affairs Editor, has more.

From New Delhi to Berlin: The Indians starting a new li...

Since a migration agreement between Berlin and New Delhi came into force in 2023...

Musk's Grok falsely accuses police of spreading disinfo...

As far-right anti-immigration demonstrators took to the streets of London on Sat...

Poland neutralizes drone over government sites, detains...

Poland's State Protection Service (SOP) has neutralized a drone operating over s...

Spanish PM calls for Israel to be barred from internati...

"Our position is clear and categorical: as long as the barbarity continues, neit...

France repatriates women and children from Syrian camps...

France repatriated three women and 10 children from Kurdish-run prisons in north...

Poland detains 2 Belarusian citizens flying drone over ...

Polish authorities neutralized a drone flying above government buildings in Wars...

Spanish government calls for sports ban on Israel, thre...

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 16: We look at reactions from the Spanish pres...

Personal data of 1.5 million people leaked in Swedish d...

Sweden's prosecution authority said on Tuesday the personal data of 1.5 million ...

Swedish Migration Agency refusing to accept some passpo...

At least half a dozen people have recently been told by the Swedish Migration Ag...

Storm warning issued for Halland and parts of Skåne

Halland and much of Skåne are under a yellow weather warning for strong winds wh...

Spain's Sanchez calls for Israel sports ban as cycling ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said Israel should be banned from...

While Washington waivers: Can Europeans deter Russia an...

Seems that summoning ambassadors for a scolding somehow won't be enough. After...

Have world&first labour rights in Belgium changed the l...

In 2024, Belgium passed pioneering legislation granting sex workers full employm...

Three French women accused of ties to Islamic State gro...

Three French women accused of joining the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and ...

Why the way you renew your passport could affect your S...

When applying for Swedish citizenship, applicants are asked how they renewed or ...

Vuelta boss defends keeping Israeli team in race after ...

Spanish Vuelta organisers on Monday defended the Israel-based cycling team's rig...

EXPLAINED: Sweden’s 'fritidskort' card for kids and how...

Sweden launched its 'fritidskort' for children’s leisure activities on September...

Västernorrland to get EU help after floods with more ra...

Västernorrland in northern Sweden has asked the EU's space programme for assista...

Hungarian and Swedish PMs spar over Sweden's teen girl ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday attacked Sweden's government ove...

Romania summons Russian ambassador after drone breaches...

Romania summoned the Russian ambassador to Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was...

Swimmable Cities: Cities want you back in the water

????????Paris has wrapped up its first season of swimming in the #Seine, with mo...

Final stage of Spain's Vuelta abandoned after police cl...

The final stage of Spain's Vuelta cycling race was abandoned on Sunday afternoon...

Trump calls on NATO members to stop purchasing Russian oil

President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would en...

The Bright Side: Elderly nuns in Austria escape retire...

Three nuns, aged 81, 86 and 88, enlisted the help of villagers and former school...

Georgia arrests opposition leader amid crackdown on pro...

Georgian authorities on Thursday arrested Levan Khabeishvili, a leader of the co...

Ukraine intensifies drone strikes on Russian oil facili...

Ukrainian drones on Sunday attacked the Kirishi oil refinery in the northwest Le...

Up to 150,000 people attend massive anti&immigration ma...

More than 100,000 anti-immigration protesters marched in London Saturday at a ra...

Ukraine hits one of Russia's largest oil refining compl...

Kyiv's military intelligence agency on Saturday confirmed that a Ukrainian drone...

Romania says a drone breached its airspace during Russi...

Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets on Saturday after detecting a drone that...

NATO bulks up defences on eastern flank after Russian d...

NATO said Friday it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bord...

NATO bulks up defence on eastern flank after Russian dr...

NATO launched a new defence mission on Friday to reinforce Europe’s eastern flan...

Why Swedish PM's welcome to highly skilled workers ring...

The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange rounds up the biggest stories of the we...

What's in Sweden's 'absolutely shameless' new budget?

Sweden's generous new budget, and a very useful Swedish language lesson. For Mem...

Putin’s French soldiers: A lot of noise over a handful ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed in April that there were French soldier...

Under pressure, EU's von der Leyen gives key speech: Di...

It was a keenly awaited speech and the theatrics did not disappoint. Boos and he...

'We remain a country with a strong attractiveness': Fre...

Amid the doom and gloom about France's political crisis and the public deficit, ...

NATO launches 'Eastern Sentry' defence mission after Ru...

NATO launched a new defense mission on Friday to reinforce Europe’s eastern flan...

LISTED: The new flights to and from Sweden this autumn ...

Five new flight routes are launching from Stockholm this summer, including desti...