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 On April 1st, 1957, the BBC broadcast a three-minute video about a family in southern Switzerland harvesting their annual spaghetti crop. More than 60 years later, it’s widely regarded as the most successful April Fools’ Day prank of all time. https://www.thelocal.com/20200401/re-living-the-swiss-spaghetti-harvest-the-most-successful-april-fools-day-prank-of-all-time Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:01:51 +0200 re-living-the-swiss-spaghetti-harvest-the-most-successful-april-fools-day-prank-of-all-time In October, the Swedish tourist board launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign in a bid to end the confusion of people mixing up the Scandinavian country with the Alpine nation. Now a Swiss ambassador has responded. https://www.thelocal.com/20231102/swiss-ambassador-weighs-in-on-the-sweden-versus-switzerland-debate Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:34:45 +0100 swiss-ambassador-weighs-in-on-the-sweden-versus-switzerland-debate Whether it has been five weeks or five years, Austria can sometimes feel a little strange as a foreigner. But if you recognise any of these eight signs, you might be a little more integrated than you think. https://www.thelocal.com/20211004/eight-signs-youve-settled-into-life-in-austria Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:21:43 +0200 eight-signs-youve-settled-into-life-in-austria From the famous Fucking to the lesser known Windpassing - and of course Lower Stinky Well - Austria’s countryside is full of weird and wonderful place names. https://www.thelocal.com/20210420/eight-weird-and-wonderful-austrian-place-names Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:00:47 +0200 eight-weird-and-wonderful-austrian-place-names A small town on the Swedish island of Öland has issued a stark warning to locals and visitors not to come too close to a nearby beached humpback whale for fear it might explode. https://www.thelocal.com/20210428/swedish-islanders-warned-to-stay-away-from-explosive-whale Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:42:54 +0200 swedish-islanders-warned-to-stay-away-from-explosive-whale