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 From Italian city breaks and the Finnish Lapland to new Middle Eastern links, Berlin airport’s winter schedule brings a mix of new, returning and expanded flights. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/listed-the-new-and-returning-flights-from-berlin-this-winter Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:43:17 +0100 listed-the-new-and-returning-flights-from-berlin-this-winter The Brexit vote happened more than 10 years ago, with the UK leaving the EU in 2020. However, the effects are still being felt across Europe, including in Austria. British residents told us how life has changed for them in the last decade. https://www.thelocal.com/20261103/i-chose-to-naturalise-how-life-in-austria-has-changed-for-brits-since-brexit Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:44:56 +0100 i-chose-to-naturalise-how-life-in-austria-has-changed-for-brits-since-brexit Christmas isn't a long way off now (sorry, but it's not). Here are Sweden's ten best Christmas markets in 2026 and the dates you need to know. https://www.thelocal.com/20231102/swedens-best-traditional-christmas-markets Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:57:18 +0100 swedens-best-traditional-christmas-markets Sweden's five major industrial trade unions – IF Metall, Unionen, Engineers of Sweden, GS and Livs – are demanding a 3.9 percent wage increase in 2027. https://www.thelocal.com/20261102/swedish-unions-set-to-unveil-wage-demands-ahead-of-crucial-2027-negotiations Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:47:40 +0100 swedish-unions-set-to-unveil-wage-demands-ahead-of-crucial-2027-negotiations Sweden is expected to hike its interest rate – and MPs are set to vote on a bill that would make it possible to revoke citizenship in certain cases. Here's that and everything else that changes in November. https://www.thelocal.com/20261027/budget-and-christmas-deadlines-what-changes-in-sweden-in-november-2026 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:57:57 +0100 budget-and-christmas-deadlines-what-changes-in-sweden-in-november-2026 There are times when you or a family member needs medical attention in the evening or at the weekend. How can you see a doctor in Austria without visiting the emergency room? https://www.thelocal.com/20260820/what-to-do-if-you-need-a-doctor-in-austria-outside-of-opening-hours Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:08:50 +0200 what-to-do-if-you-need-a-doctor-in-austria-outside-of-opening-hours On the eve of the second anniversary of Valencia’s devastating floods, the country was rattled by its second major train collision this year. Is Spain more prone to natural and human-caused disasters than its European neighbours, and if so, why? https://www.thelocal.com/20261031/inside-spain-fatal-catastrophes-appear-to-be-happening-too-often Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:12:20 +0100 inside-spain-fatal-catastrophes-appear-to-be-happening-too-often Given the intense focus on antisemitism in Berlin politics, it's strange that more explicit antisemitic acts highlighted in leaked emails from the AfD are scarcely in the headlines, writes The Local editor Paul Krantz in this week's Inside Germany. https://www.thelocal.com/20261031/inside-germany-gen-z-protests-left-party-scandals-and-the-afd-email-leak Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:11:35 +0100 inside-germany-gen-z-protests-left-party-scandals-and-the-afd-email-leak The rebellious lycée students have won - writes John Lichfield - the government has found a billion euros for schools down the back of the education minister’s sofa. https://www.thelocal.com/20261028/opinion-french-student-protests-are-now-an-ideological-battle-over-university-access Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:04:40 +0100 opinion-french-student-protests-are-now-an-ideological-battle-over-university-access A committed father was left 'speechless' by a Swedish Migration Court decision saying moving to 'visa-free visits' from the UK would not unduly affect his relationship with his one-year-old son. He is fighting the deportation order with a second appeal. https://www.thelocal.com/20261029/hes-the-reason-im-here-british-dad-fights-to-stay-in-sweden-with-baby-son Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:17:25 +0100 hes-the-reason-im-here-british-dad-fights-to-stay-in-sweden-with-baby-son On November 29th, Swiss voters will decide whether their government should be able to supply arms to a state involved in an armed conflict. And that brings up a pertinent question of why the neutral country is involved in producing and exporting weapons in the first place? https://www.thelocal.com/20261028/why-is-neutral-switzerland-manufacturing-and-exporting-weapons Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:21:12 +0100 why-is-neutral-switzerland-manufacturing-and-exporting-weapons Following strong gains for the Moderate Party and the Sweden Democrats, a new poll has the right-wing side nearly four percentage points higher than their left-wing rivals. https://www.thelocal.com/20261028/swedens-right-wing-bloc-takes-clear-lead-over-left-wing-in-new-poll Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:58:45 +0100 swedens-right-wing-bloc-takes-clear-lead-over-left-wing-in-new-poll In order to protect its own punctual timetable, Switzerland’s national rail company, SBB, has been taking a tough stance on tardy international trains – Germany’s DB foremost among them. https://www.thelocal.com/20261027/deutsche-bahn-train-denied-entry-to-zurich-due-to-a-13-minute-delay Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:01:29 +0100 deutsche-bahn-train-denied-entry-to-zurich-due-to-a-13-minute-delay A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation. https://www.thelocal.com/20261027/swedish-security-firm-pays-out-50000-kronor-over-age-discrimination Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:05:20 +0100 swedish-security-firm-pays-out-50000-kronor-over-age-discrimination Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist is ending her bid to forge a centrist coalition and has handed her exploratory mandate back to the speaker of parliament. https://www.thelocal.com/20261026/swedens-centre-party-leader-no-majority-for-a-centrist-government Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:15:40 +0100 swedens-centre-party-leader-no-majority-for-a-centrist-government As Spanish city dwellers struggle with affordability and politicians call for people to move to 'Empty Spain' as a solution, we look at how the Basque Country managed to avoid the problem of poor population distribution decades ago. https://www.thelocal.com/20261024/inside-spain-how-the-basque-country-avoided-the-empty-spain-problem Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:58:34 +0200 inside-spain-how-the-basque-country-avoided-the-empty-spain-problem Every year, tens of thousands of people sit högskoleprovet, the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test, the results of which can be used on university applications. Take The Local's English-ified version of the Swedish vocabulary section of the autumn 2026 test. https://www.thelocal.com/20261022/quiz-can-you-pass-swedens-most-famous-vocabulary-test Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:14:50 +0200 quiz-can-you-pass-swedens-most-famous-vocabulary-test An uneasy calm has returned to the shattered streets of French cities since the weekend - writes John Lichfield - but the explosion of violence seen on Saturday is not over. https://www.thelocal.com/20261022/opinion-frances-far-left-rioters-will-usher-in-a-far-right-government Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:02:48 +0200 opinion-frances-far-left-rioters-will-usher-in-a-far-right-government Both in politics and online, the debate around immigration tends to focus on limiting 'irregular immigration'. Social researcher Andreas Herteux argues Germany should be more concerned with the skilled workers who are leaving. https://www.thelocal.com/20261023/opinion-germany-is-having-the-wrong-immigration-debate Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:45:14 +0200 opinion-germany-is-having-the-wrong-immigration-debate Depending where you live between the three German-speaking countries, you can get a whole lot more (or less) take home pay out of your net salary. We compare the tax rates between 8 different cities across the DACH region. https://www.thelocal.com/20261023/germany-austria-or-switzerland-where-do-residents-pay-the-most-income-tax Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:22:41 +0200 germany-austria-or-switzerland-where-do-residents-pay-the-most-income-tax