https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A minibus collided with a stationary train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in northern France on Thursday evening, injuring the driver and 18 passengers, French authorities said. https://www.thelocal.com/20261015/bus-collides-with-train-near-channel-tunnel-entrance-in-france Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:09:37 +0200 bus-collides-with-train-near-channel-tunnel-entrance-in-france In an effort to improve safety for train travellers and railway staff, Germany's national railway operator is now enforcing a blanket alcohol ban at all of its stations. https://www.thelocal.com/20260721/alcohol-ban-takes-effect-at-every-deutsche-bahn-station Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:26:43 +0200 alcohol-ban-takes-effect-at-every-deutsche-bahn-station Talking France is back with an update on student protests and the planned October 17th demonstrations, a cyberattack that has disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems across the country, and the latest twists in the run-up to the 2027 presidential election. https://www.thelocal.com/20261014/podcast-the-perils-of-french-lovers-and-le-pens-plan-for-a-foreigner-tax Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:47:51 +0200 podcast-the-perils-of-french-lovers-and-le-pens-plan-for-a-foreigner-tax Sweden's parliament on Wednesday voted to reject Magdalena Andersson as prime minister by a massive majority. Does this mean she's out of the game for good? (Spoiler: no) https://www.thelocal.com/20261015/does-losing-parliament-vote-mean-andersson-cant-be-swedens-next-pm Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:50:15 +0200 does-losing-parliament-vote-mean-andersson-cant-be-swedens-next-pm Swedish MPs on Wednesday voted to reject Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister. https://www.thelocal.com/20261015/breaking-social-democrat-leader-magdalena-andersson-loses-first-pm-vote Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:51:13 +0200 breaking-social-democrat-leader-magdalena-andersson-loses-first-pm-vote Across Spain, soaring rents and a shortage of affordable homes are forcing people to delay starting families, putting pressure on households with children and leaving young people struggling to set up home. https://www.thelocal.com/20261015/i-cant-sleep-how-spains-housing-crunch-upends-lives Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:04:17 +0200 i-cant-sleep-how-spains-housing-crunch-upends-lives There's been an unusual shift in how many people in Sweden worry about crime. https://www.thelocal.com/20261015/sweden-sees-significant-drop-in-public-concern-over-crime Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:28:32 +0200 sweden-sees-significant-drop-in-public-concern-over-crime Demand for construction workers and several other traditional blue-collar roles is growing rapidly in Sweden, according to new figures. But the white-collar sector is lagging behind. https://www.thelocal.com/20261014/looking-for-work-in-sweden-the-hottest-jobs-right-now-are-in-the-blue-collar-sector Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:37:50 +0200 looking-for-work-in-sweden-the-hottest-jobs-right-now-are-in-the-blue-collar-sector Sweden's Moderate Party has recorded its highest level of voter support in five years in a new opinion poll. https://www.thelocal.com/20261014/moderates-hit-five-year-high-in-swedish-post-election-poll-as-liberals-slip Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:56:20 +0200 moderates-hit-five-year-high-in-swedish-post-election-poll-as-liberals-slip Attention in France is largely focused on student and other protests - but John Lichfield argues that the Budget debates beginning in parliament represent a much clearer and more present danger for the country. https://www.thelocal.com/20261014/opinion-france-is-hurtling-towards-a-precipice-of-debt Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:21:21 +0200 opinion-france-is-hurtling-towards-a-precipice-of-debt The budget airline easyJet has announced that it will launch a new UK-France route, providing better access to Brittany. https://www.thelocal.com/20261013/easyjet-to-launch-new-uk-france-route Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:52:20 +0200 easyjet-to-launch-new-uk-france-route The Green Party's top MP Annika Hirvonen has started the new parliamentary term with a flurry of initiatives on teen deportations. She tells The Local how she hopes a new majority will allow action on citizenship and Brexit deportations too. https://www.thelocal.com/20261013/how-swedens-new-majority-can-already-move-on-deportations-and-citizenship Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:47:24 +0200 how-swedens-new-majority-can-already-move-on-deportations-and-citizenship Denmark is set to introduce a new collective agreement-based work permit scheme from the beginning of next year, which will make it easier for citizens of 16 select countries to secure a permit. https://www.thelocal.com/20261013/denmark-slashes-work-permit-salary-threshold-for-some-applicants-by-almost-20000-kroner Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:50:45 +0200 denmark-slashes-work-permit-salary-threshold-for-some-applicants-by-almost-20000-kroner Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is expected to be rejected in a PM vote in parliament on Thursday, after so far failing to unite the parties on the centre-left. https://www.thelocal.com/20261013/no-end-in-sight-to-swedens-political-stalemate-a-month-after-election Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:49:15 +0200 no-end-in-sight-to-swedens-political-stalemate-a-month-after-election Have you heard a group of Spanish teenagers slipping English terms like 'bro' or 'mood' into their speech? That's because English has come to dominate teen talk in Spain in recent years. https://www.thelocal.com/20250411/bro-que-cringe-how-english-now-dominates-teen-talk-in-spain Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:12:16 +0200 bro-que-cringe-how-english-now-dominates-teen-talk-in-spain Qantas grounded one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners over the weekend and cancelled a return flight after passengers travelling from Australia were bitten by bedbugs during their 17-hour journey https://www.thelocal.com/20261013/bedbugs-ground-qantas-flight-at-romes-fiumicino-airport Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:41:54 +0200 bedbugs-ground-qantas-flight-at-romes-fiumicino-airport The number of foreign researchers in Sweden has doubled since 2012, and now make up around half of all new hires in university research, a new report from Statistics Sweden revealed. https://www.thelocal.com/20261013/foreign-researchers-make-up-half-of-new-hires-at-swedish-universities Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:51:45 +0200 foreign-researchers-make-up-half-of-new-hires-at-swedish-universities One year on since the introduction of the EU's EES digital border system, the European airports and airlines association has called on EU authorities to take action to ease ongoing congestion at Schengen external border crossings that has led to 5-hour waits in some cases. https://www.thelocal.com/20261013/europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-delays-continue Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:22:49 +0200 europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-delays-continue Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that Britain's current relationship with the European Union was "not good enough", as officials confirmed a UK-EU summit will take place on November 20th. https://www.thelocal.com/20261012/status-quo-not-good-enough-uk-and-eu-set-new-date-for-key-summit Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:58:09 +0200 status-quo-not-good-enough-uk-and-eu-set-new-date-for-key-summit American economists Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can help stabilise fluctuations in the economy. https://www.thelocal.com/20261012/americans-win-swedens-economics-nobel-for-stabilisation-models Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:52:00 +0200 americans-win-swedens-economics-nobel-for-stabilisation-models