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 The EU has moved to tighten rules on pet passports, closing a loophole that has been used by many British second-home owners since Brexit. https://www.thelocal.com/20260422/eu-tightens-rules-for-brits-travelling-to-europe-with-pets Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:29:35 +0200 eu-tightens-rules-for-brits-travelling-to-europe-with-pets The UK and European Union said they have signed the legal texts allowing Britain to rejoin the bloc's Erasmus student exchange scheme, five years after Brexit forced its departure. https://www.thelocal.com/20260416/uk-signs-deal-to-rejoin-eus-erasmus-student-exchange-scheme Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:52:47 +0200 uk-signs-deal-to-rejoin-eus-erasmus-student-exchange-scheme UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that Britain needs to forge a "closer partnership" with the European Union on defence, security and the economy, citing the war in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.com/20260402/uk-needs-stronger-ties-with-eu-due-to-dangerous-world-starmer-says Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:05:59 +0200 uk-needs-stronger-ties-with-eu-due-to-dangerous-world-starmer-says Ten years after the referendum that led to Brexit, Britain and the European Union must close ranks in an increasingly unstable world, their leaders said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.com/20260214/europe-uk-seek-closer-ties-a-decade-after-brexit Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:33:53 +0100 europe-uk-seek-closer-ties-a-decade-after-brexit British people who were living in Germany by the end of 2020 have their residence rights protected under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Here's how they can get permanent residency according to an immigration expert. https://www.thelocal.com/20260204/how-brits-who-arrived-in-germany-before-brexit-can-get-permanent-residency Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:33:34 +0100 how-brits-who-arrived-in-germany-before-brexit-can-get-permanent-residency The European Commission has announced it will look into allowing certain non-EU professionals to stay in the EU beyond the current 90/180-day rule, as part of a future overhaul of its visa system. It also asked EU countries to make visa access "simpler and faster" for skilled workers. https://www.thelocal.com/20260129/eu-announces-plan-to-extend-90-day-rule-for-certain-non-eu-workers Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:52:25 +0100 eu-announces-plan-to-extend-90-day-rule-for-certain-non-eu-workers Five years on from the end of the Brexit transition period and hundreds of UK-trained doctors are still "in limbo", waiting for their professional qualifications to be recognised, the French parliament has heard. https://www.thelocal.com/20260127/french-parliament-considering-bill-to-allow-uk-trained-doctors-to-practice-in-france Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:58:02 +0100 french-parliament-considering-bill-to-allow-uk-trained-doctors-to-practice-in-france It’s been five years since the end of the post-Brexit transition period and for many British citizens living in the EU this means 2026 will be the time to upgrade to a permanent residence card. But what happens if you forget or leave it late to apply? https://www.thelocal.com/20260102/dont-miss-out-why-brits-in-europe-should-upgrade-their-post-brexit-residence-permits Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:23:16 +0100 dont-miss-out-why-brits-in-europe-should-upgrade-their-post-brexit-residence-permits Five years on from the end of free movement, Britons living throughout Europe are still dealing with the consequences of Brexit. Fiona Godfrey, from British in Europe, tells The Local the battle to secure rights is still ongoing and that things could get more complicated. https://www.thelocal.com/20251230/brexit-is-not-done-how-britons-in-europe-are-still-fighting-for-their-rights Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:49:11 +0100 brexit-is-not-done-how-britons-in-europe-are-still-fighting-for-their-rights Almost a decade after the Brexit referendum, the EU, UK and Spain have moved forward with a treaty to end Gibraltar's legal limbo. https://www.thelocal.com/20251219/eu-uk-and-spain-agree-next-step-for-gibraltars-brexit-treaty Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:58:50 +0100 eu-uk-and-spain-agree-next-step-for-gibraltars-brexit-treaty Britain is set to rejoin the European Union's Erasmus student exchange programme, which it left almost five years ago following Brexit, UK media reported late Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.com/20251217/uk-to-rejoin-eu-erasmus-scheme-from-2027 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:46:26 +0100 uk-to-rejoin-eu-erasmus-scheme-from-2027 The Spanish government has proposed a mutual work visa exemption scheme with the United Kingdom in a bid to bypass post-Brexit bureaucracy and boost economic relations between the two countries. https://www.thelocal.com/20251212/spain-proposes-short-stay-work-visa-exemption-scheme-with-uk Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:49:50 +0100 spain-proposes-short-stay-work-visa-exemption-scheme-with-uk Spain's British population keeps growing even though Brexit made it considerably harder for them to move here on a whim. New Eurostat data shows that Spain clearly outweighs all other EU nations when it comes to first-time residency permits issued to Brits. https://www.thelocal.com/20250927/inside-spain-demand-for-spanish-residency-still-strong-post-brexit Sat, 27 Sep 2025 12:08:28 +0200 inside-spain-demand-for-spanish-residency-still-strong-post-brexit Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabián Picardo has warned that The Rock's new post-Brexit status will make it "a very attractive place" for Britons wanting to skirt Schengen's 90-day rule, adding that an influx of residents could push property prices up. https://www.thelocal.com/20250912/gibraltar-head-fears-influx-of-brits-moving-to-the-rock-to-avoid-90-day-rule Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:49:11 +0200 gibraltar-head-fears-influx-of-brits-moving-to-the-rock-to-avoid-90-day-rule An organisation that brings together British overseas voters will meet for the first time in Italy in September, with post-Brexit issues top of the agenda. https://www.thelocal.com/20250805/campaign-group-for-british-voters-in-europe-to-hold-first-meeting-in-italy Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:20:07 +0200 campaign-group-for-british-voters-in-europe-to-hold-first-meeting-in-italy British national Nigel Davies, who missed the post-Brexit deadline to get residency in Sweden, was this month seized by Swedish police, locked up for three nights and then forcibly deported to the UK. https://www.thelocal.com/20250728/worse-than-prison-brexit-brit-locked-up-in-swedish-detention-centre-then-deported Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:40:28 +0200 worse-than-prison-brexit-brit-locked-up-in-swedish-detention-centre-then-deported A second British student legally resident in France under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement has encountered problems accessing university accommodation, an issue that was highlighted earlier this summer by The Local. https://www.thelocal.com/20250717/another-british-student-in-france-hits-admin-roadblock Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:05:26 +0200 another-british-student-in-france-hits-admin-roadblock A French court ruling appears to pave the way to restore voting rights to some British citizens in France, who lost them after Brexit. https://www.thelocal.com/20250530/will-brits-in-france-get-voting-rights-back-after-court-victory Fri, 30 May 2025 18:42:13 +0200 will-brits-in-france-get-voting-rights-back-after-court-victory British motorists caught speeding in Europe – and European drivers caught in the UK – may soon receive an unwelcome surprise on their return home following the recent "reset deal" between the EU and the UK. https://www.thelocal.com/20250521/cross-border-driving-fines-set-for-return-after-eu-uk-reset Wed, 21 May 2025 15:44:11 +0200 cross-border-driving-fines-set-for-return-after-eu-uk-reset From allowing Britons travelling to Europe to use e-gates at passport control, and an agreement to allow pets to travel more easily, plus a promise to rejoin Erasmus, the new EU-UK deal had many elements that will affect both Britons and Europeans. https://www.thelocal.com/20250519/from-egates-to-erasmus-what-was-agreed-in-new-post-brexit-eu-uk-deal Mon, 19 May 2025 17:35:52 +0200 from-egates-to-erasmus-what-was-agreed-in-new-post-brexit-eu-uk-deal