Europe

'Can this law be challenged?' Key questions answered on...

The Local Sweden's editorial team held a live Q&A with members on Friday on the ...

Why cold water swimming is the secret to happiness in S...

Laura Hall, author of new memoir The Year I Lay My Head in Water, explains for T...

Strait of Hormuz: Iran leverages control of a critical ...

Amid the current crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, Nadia Massih is please...

Russia summons UK, French envoys over Ukraine Storm Sha...

Russia on Friday said it summoned the United Kingdom and France ambassadors to p...

Iran conflict: EU walks diplomatic tightrope between ru...

The EU is in a bind. EU institutions and many member states have condemned the I...

Made in UK: Ukrainian drone company to open first UK pl...

Thanks to the 2025 UK-Ukraine partnership agreement and the end of Kyiv's arms e...

Russia is wrong to think Iran war will offer respite on...

Russia is wrong to think the war in Iran will give it respite in Ukraine, French...

Middle East war having 'huge impact' on EU economy: Com...

It’s no secret that farmers across the EU have grown increasingly frustrated wit...

EU backs ban on AI&generated sexualised deepfakes after...

EU states on Friday supported new rules banning AI tools that generate sexualise...

Americans in Europe: US finally slashes citizenship ren...

Following a long campaign by Americans abroad, the US State Department has final...

Liberals will allow the far&right Sweden Democrats into...

In a position reversal that is shocking many of its own top leadership, the Libe...

Members Q&A on Sweden's tightening of citizenship r...

Our team at the The Local Sweden took part in a live Q&A with members on Friday ...

US allows sale of Russian oil at sea as Middle East war...

The United States will temporarily allow the sale of Russian oil already at sea,...

No transitional rules for Swedish citizenship in propos...

The Swedish government has posted the proposed text of a new law changing the ru...

How to join a protest about immigration laws in Sweden ...

Demonstrations are planned in nearly 30 different locations across Sweden on Fri...

'European Union needs a bit of a revolution: There is n...

François Picard is pleased to welcome Sophie in 't Veld, former Dutch MEP and me...

The most unexpected foreign words in Swedish

Every language borrows from its neighbours: English is a proper mongrel, with la...

'I chose my mental health': Indian entrepreneur leaves ...

Abhijith Nag Balasubramanya's circular-system hydroponics startup was already pr...

Unemployment falls in Sweden, but no one knows what the...

Unemployment is at the lowest level since the end of 2023, but layoff notices ar...

Norway arrests three brothers over US embassy bombing i...

Norway police on Wednesday said they had arrested three brothers suspected of a ...

Bodies of anonymous migrants wash up in Sicily weeks af...

Over the past weeks, the bodies of anonymous migrants have washed up on the shor...

Swedish government lowers growth forecast for this year

The Swedish government has lowered the country's growth forecast for this year f...

Swedish parliament rejects 'stop law' to freeze ongoing...

Sweden's parliament on Wednesday rejected a proposal from the opposition for a "...

'They came to their senses': Readers react to Sweden's ...

Readers of The Local have given the government's agreement to reduce deportation...

Modern wars grow interconnected as Ukraine and Russia s...

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, journalist and Professor of Americ...

Ukraine sends drone experts to Gulf, viewing an ‘opport...

Ukraine has sent drone expert teams to several Gulf countries to help in their f...

Stricter immigration 'will make Sweden less attractive'...

This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Johanna ...

Iran war stifles Hormuz shipping: ‘Unprecedented’ impac...

FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes Jon Marks, author, political scientist and ...

Oil shortage, not removal of sanctions, will boost Russ...

US President Donald Trump says he's weighing lifting oil sanctions in an effort ...

Europe’s borders under threat from Russia: Baltic state...

On Europe’s eastern flank, the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – f...

Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children a 'crime aga...

Russia's deportation and forcible transfer of "thousands" of Ukrainian children ...

Kyiv says it hit 'key' Russian military factory in Brya...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that a "key" military fac...

Sweden's Eurovision entry in hot water after Israel com...

Felicia, the pop star who will represent Sweden in Eurovision in Vienna in May, ...

EU countries urged to lower energy taxes to reduce cons...

EU's energy chief Dan Jorgensen called on member states to help consumers and bu...

Is Sweden's government still planning to revoke permane...

When Sweden’s government mounted it's strategic retreat on migration last week, ...

Jailed Istanbul mayor goes on trial in corruption case ...

Istanbul's former mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has gone on trial in Turkey on charges of...

Coping with menopause at work: Germany breaks the taboo

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

Belgian interior minister slams 'anti&Semitic act' as p...

Belgian authorities opened a probe after an explosion took place in front of a s...

Europe showing it is 'prepared but does not want to be ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carr...

Europe rallies around Cyprus after Iranian strikes

French President Emmanuel Macron travelled to Cyprus on March 9, days after disp...

'This is all about defence': Macron addresses European ...

"When Cyprus is attacked it is Europe that is attacked" said French President Em...

Replay: Emmanuel Macron addresses Iran threat to EU mem...

Rewatch as French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the threat posed by Iran t...

Sweden developing state&issued alternative to BankID

Both Swedish citizens and registered foreign residents of Sweden will be eligibl...

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...