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 Sweden Democrat head of parliament’s justice policy committee, Richard Jomshof, has stepped down pending an investigation into hate crimes. https://www.thelocal.com/20240913/sweden-democrat-justice-committee-chair-steps-down-over-hate-crime-suspicion Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:33:30 +0200 sweden-democrat-justice-committee-chair-steps-down-over-hate-crime-suspicion A two-day conference focussed on Germany's Muslim community is being held in Berlin - but this year there are some notable absences. Here's what you need to know about the event and why Islamic groups say they've been sidelined. https://www.thelocal.com/20231121/what-is-germanys-islam-conference-and-why-is-it-controversial Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:35:10 +0100 what-is-germanys-islam-conference-and-why-is-it-controversial The Swedish government slammed the controversial burning of a Quran outside Stockholm's main mosque as 'Islamophobic' and said it would be stepping up its border controls as a result. https://www.thelocal.com/20230703/swedish-government-condemns-islamophobic-quran-burning Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:01:21 +0200 swedish-government-condemns-islamophobic-quran-burning Swedish police were wrong to reject the burning of the Quran outside the embassies of Turkey and Iraq on two occasions earlier this year, an administrative court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.com/20230404/swedish-court-police-wrong-to-refuse-permission-for-quran-burning Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:05:06 +0200 swedish-court-police-wrong-to-refuse-permission-for-quran-burning