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 Whether it be education, health or overall happiness, this little-known autonomous community of Spain consistently ranks as the region with the best quality of life in the entire country. https://www.thelocal.com/20240904/why-navarra-is-the-region-with-the-best-quality-of-life-in-spain Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:14:27 +0200 why-navarra-is-the-region-with-the-best-quality-of-life-in-spain More than one-in-five people in Germany live by themselves, a rate which has surged in the past twenty years, according to new figures. https://www.thelocal.com/20250717/number-of-people-living-alone-in-germany-surges Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:17:20 +0200 number-of-people-living-alone-in-germany-surges The UN World Happiness Report has once again ranked Denmark as the world's second happiest country. We spoke to an analyst at the Happiness Research Institute about what the results mean and if Denmark can regain its number one spot from Finland. https://www.thelocal.com/20240321/is-denmark-really-the-second-happiest-country-in-the-world Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:49:03 +0100 is-denmark-really-the-second-happiest-country-in-the-world Denmark has been ranked as the country with the least corruption in the public sector for the seventh consecutive year. https://www.thelocal.com/20250211/why-denmark-is-top-of-least-corrupt-countries-list-for-seventh-year-in-a-row Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:26:04 +0100 why-denmark-is-top-of-least-corrupt-countries-list-for-seventh-year-in-a-row Do Spaniards hate tourists? Contrary to portrayals in the press, new survey data reveals that not all Spaniards are against tourism and the reality is a little more nuanced. https://www.thelocal.com/20240820/revealed-the-changes-to-daily-life-in-spain-caused-by-tourism Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:21:16 +0200 revealed-the-changes-to-daily-life-in-spain-caused-by-tourism Can residents of Switzerland’s largest city really be happy, considering its higher-than-elsewhere cost of living? https://www.thelocal.com/20240415/the-zurich-paradox-why-is-worlds-most-expensive-city-also-the-best-to-live-in Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:16:08 +0200 the-zurich-paradox-why-is-worlds-most-expensive-city-also-the-best-to-live-in Like sleeping siestas or drinking sangría, a timeworn cliché of Spaniards is that they work to live, rather than living to work. So does Spain really have the amazing work-life balance that many foreigners dream of? https://www.thelocal.com/20240318/does-spain-really-have-a-good-work-life-balance Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:38:42 +0100 does-spain-really-have-a-good-work-life-balance Every year Nordic countries top the table of the happiest places on Earth in the World Happiness Report. However, in recent years Norway has been ranked the least happy among the Nordics. https://www.thelocal.com/20240320/why-does-norway-appear-to-be-less-happy-than-the-other-nordics Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:05:36 +0100 why-does-norway-appear-to-be-less-happy-than-the-other-nordics The British Institute for Quality of Life has named Aarhus in Denmark as the world's happiest city, based on a number of external factors. But is it really true and what makes a city happy? https://www.thelocal.com/20240209/aarhus-denmark-new-index-names-denmark-city-as-happiest-in-the-world Fri, 09 Feb 2024 15:33:29 +0100 aarhus-denmark-new-index-names-denmark-city-as-happiest-in-the-world The small town of Sorsele in Swedish Lapland has been rated as the best small town in Sweden for local amenities by a new study. https://www.thelocal.com/20210902/what-makes-a-northern-swedish-town-of-1000-a-great-place-to-live Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:21:58 +0200 what-makes-a-northern-swedish-town-of-1000-a-great-place-to-live