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 Authorities ordered 16 public schools to shut in the central Swedish town of Borlänge on Wednesday after receiving reports of a threat of violence, officials said, later announcing that one person had been detained. https://www.thelocal.com/20260422/schools-shut-in-swedish-municipality-of-borlange-after-threat Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:46:51 +0200 schools-shut-in-swedish-municipality-of-borlange-after-threat Sweden's top court has fully acquitted Birgitte Bonnesen, the former chief executive of Swedbank, overturning her previous conviction of "swindling" investors. https://www.thelocal.com/20260421/swedens-supreme-court-clears-former-swedbank-ceo-of-swindling Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:33:34 +0200 swedens-supreme-court-clears-former-swedbank-ceo-of-swindling Elon Musk on Monday failed to show up for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors, who had summoned the American tech billionaire over a probe into his social media platform X and AI chatbok Grok. https://www.thelocal.com/20260420/france-summons-elon-musk-over-x-probe Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:50:28 +0200 france-summons-elon-musk-over-x-probe Despite scathing criticism from top legal experts, Sweden's government is moving forward with its plan to jail 13-year-olds found guilty of serious crimes. https://www.thelocal.com/20260416/swedish-government-pushes-ahead-with-plan-to-jail-13-year-old-criminals Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:18:16 +0200 swedish-government-pushes-ahead-with-plan-to-jail-13-year-old-criminals Citigroup has urged staff in Paris and Frankfurt to work from home, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday, as US banks step up security following a thwarted attack against another US financial institution over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.com/20260402/citigroup-orders-home-working-as-us-banks-in-paris-and-frankfurt-tighten-security Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:21:50 +0200 citigroup-orders-home-working-as-us-banks-in-paris-and-frankfurt-tighten-security Sweden has been named once again as one of the EU countries undergoing "a decline in democratic standards" in the annual report of the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties), with the human rights group highlighting the government's abuse of the legislative process. https://www.thelocal.com/20260331/five-ways-in-which-swedens-government-is-eroding-the-rule-of-law Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:12:12 +0200 five-ways-in-which-swedens-government-is-eroding-the-rule-of-law A huge shipment of Nestle's crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand said, warning that the heist risked causing shortages in stores right before Easter. https://www.thelocal.com/20260329/over-12-tonnes-of-new-kitkat-chocolate-range-stolen-in-europe Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:14:52 +0200 over-12-tonnes-of-new-kitkat-chocolate-range-stolen-in-europe A French judge will investigate claims brought by an NGO that the former head of the European Union border agency, Frontex, was complicit in crimes against humanity, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.com/20260324/french-judge-investigates-ex-eu-border-chief-for-complicity-in-crimes Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:55:21 +0100 french-judge-investigates-ex-eu-border-chief-for-complicity-in-crimes As France continues to grapple with stubbornly high levels of domestic violence, there are services available to help victims who don't speak French very well. https://www.thelocal.com/20260319/where-to-find-english-language-help-services-for-victims-of-domestic-violence-in-france Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:05:00 +0100 where-to-find-english-language-help-services-for-victims-of-domestic-violence-in-france An explosion that rocked the US embassy in Oslo in the early hours of Sunday may have been an act of terror, local police said, while stressing that they were also investigating other possible causes. https://www.thelocal.com/20260308/no-injuries-reported-after-explosion-hits-us-embassy-in-oslo Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:47:49 +0100 no-injuries-reported-after-explosion-hits-us-embassy-in-oslo The French cybercrime authorities are investigating after the website of a Paris mayoral election candidate was spoofed, and false claims published that he intended to turn the Pompidou Centre into 'housing for migrants'. https://www.thelocal.com/20260306/no-the-pompidou-centre-isnt-being-turned-into-migrant-housing Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:23:57 +0100 no-the-pompidou-centre-isnt-being-turned-into-migrant-housing "Systemic failures" led to the €88-million robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris last year, MPs leading an inquiry said on Thursday, raising pressure on embattled director Laurence des Cars. https://www.thelocal.com/20260219/systemic-failures-led-to-louvre-robbery-inquiry-finds Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:58:26 +0100 systemic-failures-led-to-louvre-robbery-inquiry-finds A Paris appeals court said on Wednesday it will rule on July 7th in a fraud case against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, in what is expected to be a pivotal moment for French politics. https://www.thelocal.com/20260212/french-court-to-rule-on-july-7th-in-marine-le-pen-appeal-trial Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:56:05 +0100 french-court-to-rule-on-july-7th-in-marine-le-pen-appeal-trial French prosecutors on Tuesday searched the Paris offices of Elon Musk's X as part of an investigation into alleged political interference and sexual deepfakes and summoned Musk in what the social media giant slammed as "politicised" raids. https://www.thelocal.com/20260203/french-cybercrime-authorities-search-x-offices-in-paris Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:53:17 +0100 french-cybercrime-authorities-search-x-offices-in-paris Two British nationals suspected of being far-right activists who came to France to take part in a banned protest against migrants were arrested and taken into custody, local authorities told AFP on Monday. https://www.thelocal.com/20260126/two-british-activists-detained-in-france-over-anti-migrant-campaigning Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:57:37 +0100 two-british-activists-detained-in-france-over-anti-migrant-campaigning This week Marine Le Pen heads back to court in France in a case that could have a seismic impact on both French and European politics - here's a look at the case itself, what happens next and what this all means. https://www.thelocal.com/20260113/5-minutes-to-understand-the-le-pen-case-and-what-it-means-for-france-and-europe Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:39:03 +0100 5-minutes-to-understand-the-le-pen-case-and-what-it-means-for-france-and-europe A man arrested in Sweden earlier this week accused of spying is suspected of passing information to Russia's intelligence service, the prosecutor in the case said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.com/20260110/swede-suspected-of-spying-for-russia-prosecutor-says Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:08:38 +0100 swede-suspected-of-spying-for-russia-prosecutor-says France has launched a probe after a video emerged of a man harassing and humiliating a young Jewish child at a Paris airport, demanding that he "free Palestine" and "dance," a judicial source said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.com/20251224/france-launches-probe-over-video-of-man-harassing-jewish-boy Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:54:45 +0100 france-launches-probe-over-video-of-man-harassing-jewish-boy The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered France to pay a former military chief of the ETA militant group €10,000 in compensation for failing to give adequate medical treatment. https://www.thelocal.com/20251204/europe-rights-court-orders-france-to-pay-basque-separatist-over-medical-care Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:06:23 +0100 europe-rights-court-orders-france-to-pay-basque-separatist-over-medical-care This week two investigations have been launched into 'historical revisionism', both relating to comments made about World War II and the Holocaust. Here's what the law says about this in France. https://www.thelocal.com/20251120/explained-why-holocaust-denial-is-illegal-in-france Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:42:10 +0100 explained-why-holocaust-denial-is-illegal-in-france