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 About 10 European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, forcing the brief closure of a Warsaw airport and the scrambling of air force planes in Rome, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/hoax-bomb-threats-disrupt-flights-in-europe Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:20:52 +0100 hoax-bomb-threats-disrupt-flights-in-europe From Italian city breaks and the Finnish Lapland to new Middle Eastern links, Berlin airport’s winter schedule brings a mix of new, returning and expanded flights. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/listed-the-new-and-returning-flights-from-berlin-this-winter Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:43:17 +0100 listed-the-new-and-returning-flights-from-berlin-this-winter Sweden's outgoing conservative prime minister Ulf Kristersson has been tasked with trying to form a new government amid a political deadlock more than seven weeks after the country's general election. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/swedens-outgoing-pm-ulf-kristersson-to-try-to-form-a-new-government Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:02:16 +0100 swedens-outgoing-pm-ulf-kristersson-to-try-to-form-a-new-government The Swedish parliament has, as expected, voted against Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister. Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson will now get the next shot at forming a government. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/swedish-parliament-rejects-centre-party-leader-as-next-prime-minister Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:46:38 +0100 swedish-parliament-rejects-centre-party-leader-as-next-prime-minister The Brexit vote happened more than 10 years ago, with the UK leaving the EU in 2020. However, the effects are still being felt across Europe, including in Austria. British residents told us how life has changed for them in the last decade. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/i-chose-to-naturalise-how-life-in-austria-has-changed-for-brits-since-brexit Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:44:56 +0100 i-chose-to-naturalise-how-life-in-austria-has-changed-for-brits-since-brexit Animal activists filed a formal complaint at the Vatican Tuesday asking the Catholic Church to denounce five Spanish priests whom they accuse of glorifying animal cruelty in defending bullfighting. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/activists-file-vatican-complaint-against-spanish-pro-bullfighting-priests Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:31:00 +0100 activists-file-vatican-complaint-against-spanish-pro-bullfighting-priests Christmas isn't a long way off now (sorry, but it's not). Here are Sweden's ten best Christmas markets in 2026 and the dates you need to know. https://www.thelocal.com/20231102/swedens-best-traditional-christmas-markets Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:57:18 +0100 swedens-best-traditional-christmas-markets A suspected cyberattack hit grocery stores across at least nine European countries on Monday, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc's food supply chain. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/fridge-cyberattack-on-supermarkets-across-europe-prompts-eu-warning Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:18:39 +0100 fridge-cyberattack-on-supermarkets-across-europe-prompts-eu-warning Sweden's five major industrial trade unions – IF Metall, Unionen, Engineers of Sweden, GS and Livs – are demanding a 3.9 percent wage increase in 2027. https://www.thelocal.com/20261102/swedish-unions-set-to-unveil-wage-demands-ahead-of-crucial-2027-negotiations Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:47:40 +0100 swedish-unions-set-to-unveil-wage-demands-ahead-of-crucial-2027-negotiations Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Monday it would launch a cost-cutting drive and hike fares next year to help offset the impact of soaring jet fuel prices driven by the Middle East war. https://www.thelocal.com/20261102/ryanair-to-hit-passengers-in-europe-with-double-digit-hikes-in-air-fares Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:35:49 +0100 ryanair-to-hit-passengers-in-europe-with-double-digit-hikes-in-air-fares A handful of Swedish supermarkets saw temperatures in their refrigerators and freezers soar, following similar incidents related to cyberattacks in other countries. https://www.thelocal.com/20261102/hacker-attack-fears-after-swedish-supermarkets-see-fridges-heat-up-to-50c Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:47:54 +0100 hacker-attack-fears-after-swedish-supermarkets-see-fridges-heat-up-to-50c Sweden is expected to hike its interest rate – and MPs are set to vote on a bill that would make it possible to revoke citizenship in certain cases. Here's that and everything else that changes in November. https://www.thelocal.com/20261027/budget-and-christmas-deadlines-what-changes-in-sweden-in-november-2026 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:57:57 +0100 budget-and-christmas-deadlines-what-changes-in-sweden-in-november-2026 There are times when you or a family member needs medical attention in the evening or at the weekend. How can you see a doctor in Austria without visiting the emergency room? https://www.thelocal.com/20260820/what-to-do-if-you-need-a-doctor-in-austria-outside-of-opening-hours Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:08:50 +0200 what-to-do-if-you-need-a-doctor-in-austria-outside-of-opening-hours When something in a culture becomes so iconic that it's ubiquitous, it can be easy to assume that its status is overblown. But even after all this time and exposure, Pippi Longstocking still lives up to the hype, writes The Local's Mandy Pipher. https://www.thelocal.com/20261026/opinion-yes-swedens-pippi-longstocking-really-is-that-good Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:45:58 +0100 opinion-yes-swedens-pippi-longstocking-really-is-that-good The Talking France podcast returns to examine what happens next as an uneasy calm descends after widespread violence and looting, plus a look at the country's most controversial new road, Beaujolais Nouveau Day and how the French celebrate Halloween. https://www.thelocal.com/20261029/podcast-has-france-done-enough-to-calm-unrest-and-why-is-a-new-autoroute-so-hated Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:25:40 +0100 podcast-has-france-done-enough-to-calm-unrest-and-why-is-a-new-autoroute-so-hated On the eve of the second anniversary of Valencia’s devastating floods, the country was rattled by its second major train collision this year. Is Spain more prone to natural and human-caused disasters than its European neighbours, and if so, why? https://www.thelocal.com/20261031/inside-spain-fatal-catastrophes-appear-to-be-happening-too-often Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:12:20 +0100 inside-spain-fatal-catastrophes-appear-to-be-happening-too-often Given the intense focus on antisemitism in Berlin politics, it's strange that more explicit antisemitic acts highlighted in leaked emails from the AfD are scarcely in the headlines, writes The Local editor Paul Krantz in this week's Inside Germany. https://www.thelocal.com/20261031/inside-germany-gen-z-protests-left-party-scandals-and-the-afd-email-leak Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:11:35 +0100 inside-germany-gen-z-protests-left-party-scandals-and-the-afd-email-leak Leaders of the EU and the UK will meet for a crucial summit in November with a move towards closer cooperation on the table. But how much will be achieved given the differences and disagreements that exist? https://www.thelocal.com/20261031/a-lot-of-arguing-to-be-done-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-eu-uk-summit Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:36:08 +0100 a-lot-of-arguing-to-be-done-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-eu-uk-summit Spanish inflation in October remained at 4.9 percent, its highest level since February 2023, official data showed Friday, one month before an election in which the cost of living will be a major issue. https://www.thelocal.com/20261031/spanish-inflation-stays-at-three-year-high-before-election Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:20:44 +0100 spanish-inflation-stays-at-three-year-high-before-election The rebellious lycée students have won - writes John Lichfield - the government has found a billion euros for schools down the back of the education minister’s sofa. https://www.thelocal.com/20261028/opinion-french-student-protests-are-now-an-ideological-battle-over-university-access Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:04:40 +0100 opinion-french-student-protests-are-now-an-ideological-battle-over-university-access