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 government is pushing ahead with a watered-down proposal to make a number of state employees obligated to report foreigners without valid permits to the police. https://www.thelocal.com/20260325/swedish-government-moves-ahead-with-snitch-law-bill-to-track-down-undocumented-migrants Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:24:56 +0100 swedish-government-moves-ahead-with-snitch-law-bill-to-track-down-undocumented-migrants A farming union has lodged an official complaint after police drew their guns on a farmer taking part in a tractor protest in south-west France. https://www.thelocal.com/20251229/french-police-draw-guns-on-protesting-farmers Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:28:35 +0100 french-police-draw-guns-on-protesting-farmers A Norwegian court has sentenced a former US embassy security guard to three years and seven months in prison for spying for Russia and Iran. https://www.thelocal.com/20251016/ex-us-embassy-guard-in-norway-convicted-of-spying-for-russia-and-iran Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:03:38 +0200 ex-us-embassy-guard-in-norway-convicted-of-spying-for-russia-and-iran A briefing note from France's intelligence and policing services has warned that the September 'Bloquons Tout' movement could be accompanied by acts of sabotage across the country, in addition to mass blockades and stay-home actions. https://www.thelocal.com/20250903/french-security-services-warn-of-acts-of-sabotage-in-september Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:01:13 +0200 french-security-services-warn-of-acts-of-sabotage-in-september Berlin has introduced a weapons ban - including knives and batons - for all passengers of the city's trains, buses and trams. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.com/20250717/messerverbot-berlin-introduces-knife-ban-on-public-transport Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:07:47 +0200 messerverbot-berlin-introduces-knife-ban-on-public-transport French law enforcement arrested two men for parachuting off the Eiffel Tower on Thursday, a police source said. https://www.thelocal.com/20250710/france-detains-two-for-parachuting-off-eiffel-tower Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:41:46 +0200 france-detains-two-for-parachuting-off-eiffel-tower The Swedish government and the Sweden Democrats have reportedly agreed to ban AR-15 semi-automatic rifles for hunting, with current licensed owners told to either reapply for a sport shooting license or trade in their weapons. https://www.thelocal.com/20250630/sweden-set-to-ban-ar-15-semiautomatic-rifles-for-hunting Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:55:07 +0200 sweden-set-to-ban-ar-15-semiautomatic-rifles-for-hunting Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to create a Baltic Sea policing mission to protect infrastructure after two Baltic Sea telecoms cables were cut last week. https://www.thelocal.com/20241127/very-interesting-sweden-eyes-polands-idea-to-create-baltic-sea-policing-mission Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:44:32 +0100 very-interesting-sweden-eyes-polands-idea-to-create-baltic-sea-policing-mission An agreement on cross-border policing between Norway and Sweden could break down as Swedish officers can no longer patrol in Norway. https://www.thelocal.com/20241122/why-swedish-police-officers-are-no-longer-allowed-into-norway Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:37:18 +0100 why-swedish-police-officers-are-no-longer-allowed-into-norway One week after being given the power to seize luxury items from people not suspected of a crime, Swedish police said on Friday they had already confiscated items worth over 10 million kronor. https://www.thelocal.com/20241115/swedish-police-seize-over-10-million-kronor-in-luxury-goods-in-one-week Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:44:36 +0100 swedish-police-seize-over-10-million-kronor-in-luxury-goods-in-one-week Rescue workers have pulled people, including a young child, from the rubble after a hotel partially collapsed in a town in the west of Germany. https://www.thelocal.com/20240807/what-we-know-so-far-about-fatal-hotel-collapse-in-western-germany Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:40:03 +0200 what-we-know-so-far-about-fatal-hotel-collapse-in-western-germany A fourth person working at Swedish battery maker Northvolt's factory in Skellefteå has died, according to police. But Northvolt denied that the death had anything to do with the workplace. https://www.thelocal.com/20240806/swedish-police-investigate-fourth-mystery-death-at-northvolt Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:32:03 +0200 swedish-police-investigate-fourth-mystery-death-at-northvolt A new report recommends amending Sweden's Public Order Act to allow the police to prevent Quran burnings in the interest of national security. https://www.thelocal.com/20240705/three-ways-sweden-could-make-it-easier-to-stop-quran-burnings Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:42:01 +0200 three-ways-sweden-could-make-it-easier-to-stop-quran-burnings Police are investigating after three apparently healthy men were mysteriously found dead after working at Swedish battery maker Northvolt’s factory in Skellefteå. https://www.thelocal.com/20240624/northvolt-mystery-deaths-police-investigate-why-three-men-died-in-less-than-six-months Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:28:05 +0200 northvolt-mystery-deaths-police-investigate-why-three-men-died-in-less-than-six-months Investigators were on Tuesday searching three European sites belonging to American tyre giant Goodyear, French prosecutors said, as part of an "involuntary homicides" probe of crashes caused by burst truck tyres. https://www.thelocal.com/20240514/french-authorities-raid-goodyear-tyre-sites-in-involuntary-homicide-probe Tue, 14 May 2024 18:38:03 +0200 french-authorities-raid-goodyear-tyre-sites-in-involuntary-homicide-probe A new report in Dagens Nyheter has revealed over 514 suspected leaks of sensitive information from at least 30 members of the police force to criminals since 2018. Here's what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.com/20240430/what-do-we-know-so-far-about-swedens-police-leaks Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:28:01 +0200 what-do-we-know-so-far-about-swedens-police-leaks After a group of Irish protestors were told by Berlin police to stop singing songs in Gaelic while they held a pro-Palestine event, The Local looks at whether foreign language protests are really outlawed in Germany's capital. https://www.thelocal.com/20240424/fact-check-are-foreign-language-protests-really-forbidden-in-germany Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:48:43 +0200 fact-check-are-foreign-language-protests-really-forbidden-in-germany Tension is mounting in Malmö after the European Broadcasting Union approved Israel's participation in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. https://www.thelocal.com/20240312/protesters-apply-to-demonstrate-for-and-against-israel-at-eurovision-in-malmo Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:02:58 +0100 protesters-apply-to-demonstrate-for-and-against-israel-at-eurovision-in-malmo Sweden's security service, Säpo, said Russia posed a threat to its territorial security amid heightened interest in the Arctic as the Scandinavian country prepares to join Nato. https://www.thelocal.com/20240222/sweden-warns-of-growing-threat-from-russia-as-well-as-china-and-iran Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:01:34 +0100 sweden-warns-of-growing-threat-from-russia-as-well-as-china-and-iran Europe's top rights court is investigating France for alleged "torture" and "inhumane and degrading treatment" over a French union activist's loss of an eye at a protest, his lawyers and the court said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.com/20231204/european-court-investigates-france-over-protester-losing-eye Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:10:32 +0100 european-court-investigates-france-over-protester-losing-eye