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 Air traffic controllers at 14 of Spain's smaller airports have called stoppages from mid-April, as ground handling staff at other major airports pause their strikes this week while wage negotiations get underway. https://www.thelocal.com/20260408/air-traffic-controllers-call-strikes-at-14-airports-in-spain Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:35:07 +0200 air-traffic-controllers-call-strikes-at-14-airports-in-spain French hauliers have announced several planned blockades on Saturday - with more to come next week - to protest at spiralling fuel prices in the wake of the war in the Middle East and to call for government aid. https://www.thelocal.com/20260327/french-truckers-plan-blockades-to-protest-fuel-prices Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:34:04 +0100 french-truckers-plan-blockades-to-protest-fuel-prices If you're flying to or from Spain this Easter, be aware that there are two different sets of stoppages planned by airport staff which may cause delays and other disruptions for passengers. https://www.thelocal.com/20260323/what-to-know-about-the-two-airport-strikes-over-easter-in-spain Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:58:43 +0100 what-to-know-about-the-two-airport-strikes-over-easter-in-spain Germany's largest airline Lufthansa grounded flights on Thursday as a strike by pilots and cabin crew got underway. https://www.thelocal.com/20260212/hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-germany-as-lufthansa-staff-strike Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:42:22 +0100 hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-germany-as-lufthansa-staff-strike Unions and Spanish train drivers have called off the rail strike that began this Monday and was initially scheduled to last until Wednesday February 11th. https://www.thelocal.com/20260209/spains-train-drivers-start-three-day-strike-after-deadly-accidents Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:53:56 +0100 spains-train-drivers-start-three-day-strike-after-deadly-accidents The Louvre closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday due to a strike over working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a major robbery. https://www.thelocal.com/20251215/louvre-faces-closures-as-staff-walk-out Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:30:35 +0100 louvre-faces-closures-as-staff-walk-out Staff at the Louvre in Paris have issued a call for an 'indefinite' strike in protest at their working conditions - topping off a terrible year for the museum that has involved structural issues, a water leak and of course that high-profile jewel heist. https://www.thelocal.com/20251208/paris-louvre-staff-call-indefinite-strike-over-working-conditions Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:40:41 +0100 paris-louvre-staff-call-indefinite-strike-over-working-conditions Christmas and New Year is a peak season for travel in and out, and around, France - so what is the likelihood of strike-related disruption this year? https://www.thelocal.com/20251112/will-there-be-strikes-in-france-this-christmas Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:13:17 +0100 will-there-be-strikes-in-france-this-christmas French unions have issued a strike call for December in protest at the 2026 Budget, which is currently being debated in parliament and which one union leader described as a "horror show". https://www.thelocal.com/20251112/french-unions-call-december-strike-over-horror-show-budget-plans Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:16:05 +0100 french-unions-call-december-strike-over-horror-show-budget-plans After two years of striking in Sweden against electric car company Tesla over its refusal to sign a collective wage agreement, the union which launched the action has no plans to end it. https://www.thelocal.com/20251031/two-years-in-swedish-union-has-no-plans-to-stop-tesla-strike Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:16:30 +0100 two-years-in-swedish-union-has-no-plans-to-stop-tesla-strike After hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France in September, here is the calendar of planned strikes and protests for the rest of autumn. https://www.thelocal.com/20250826/french-strike-calendar-september-2025 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:18:38 +0200 french-strike-calendar-september-2025 France on Thursday saw hundreds of demos and protests as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to register their anger at the government and plans for cost-cutting budgets. https://www.thelocal.com/20250918/in-pictures-frances-day-of-anti-government-anger Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:54:46 +0200 in-pictures-frances-day-of-anti-government-anger A walkout by security check workers at Spain's busiest airport caused huge queues over the weekend, with waiting times of more than an hour and a half for thousands of passengers. The stoppages are expected to continue. https://www.thelocal.com/20250915/ongoing-security-strike-causes-chaos-at-madrid-barajas-airport Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:08:08 +0200 ongoing-security-strike-causes-chaos-at-madrid-barajas-airport The four main unions representing workers on the Paris Metro, bus, tram and train network have filed their September strike notice, making severe disruption on the capital's public transport network likely. https://www.thelocal.com/20250912/paris-public-transport-unions-call-massive-september-strike Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:21:00 +0200 paris-public-transport-unions-call-massive-september-strike The 'block everything' movement was a one-day series of protests in France on September 10th that includes demos, strikes and blockades - some of them violent. https://www.thelocal.com/20250910/in-pictures-demos-blockades-and-street-battles-on-frances-block-everything-day Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:45:54 +0200 in-pictures-demos-blockades-and-street-battles-on-frances-block-everything-day After the fall of French Prime Minister François Bayrou's government on Monday, the Talking France podcast is back with a special episode covering what's in store for France in the coming days, weeks and years. https://www.thelocal.com/20250909/podcast-france-takes-another-step-towards-chaos-as-pm-falls-and-mood-of-rebellion-grows Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:34:13 +0200 podcast-france-takes-another-step-towards-chaos-as-pm-falls-and-mood-of-rebellion-grows A line that's often thrown around about France is that the country is, at times, simply impossible to govern. Whilst it's certainly relevant to the latest political crisis, Emma Pearson looks at just how unruly France is. https://www.thelocal.com/20250905/analysis-has-france-really-become-ungovernable Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:03:53 +0200 analysis-has-france-really-become-ungovernable 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 French air traffic controllers have called a strike for September - adding to the growing numbers of strike calls for the autumn as France's political situation becomes ever more precarious. https://www.thelocal.com/20250828/french-air-traffic-controllers-plan-strike-for-september Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:32:16 +0200 french-air-traffic-controllers-plan-strike-for-september A mysterious online collective is calling for a 'total blockade' of France on September 10th - here's what we know about the group, how much support they have and how much disruption they're likely to bring. https://www.thelocal.com/20250818/what-do-we-know-about-the-call-to-blockade-france-on-september-10th Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:44:04 +0200 what-do-we-know-about-the-call-to-blockade-france-on-september-10th