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 Swedish steel producer Stegra is set to receive 1.4 billion euros in funding from a consortium led by Wallenberg Investments. https://www.thelocal.com/20260414/swedish-steel-startup-stegra-to-receive-1-4-billion-euro-investment Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:15:08 +0200 swedish-steel-startup-stegra-to-receive-1-4-billion-euro-investment With less than a month until parliament is set to vote on Sweden's biggest citizenship overhaul in years, Spotify Workers Unionen and the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) have thrown their support behind a campaign to include transitional rules for those already in the Migration Agency's queue. https://www.thelocal.com/20260402/swedish-union-leaders-warn-haphazard-citizenship-reforms-could-harm-international-reputation Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:31:41 +0200 swedish-union-leaders-warn-haphazard-citizenship-reforms-could-harm-international-reputation Pushing through citizenship reforms without transitional rules will make Sweden less attractive to international talent, the acting head of the Swedish Games Industry Association has warned. https://www.thelocal.com/20260304/swedish-games-boss-warns-retroactive-citizenship-reforms-not-good-for-industry Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:24:42 +0100 swedish-games-boss-warns-retroactive-citizenship-reforms-not-good-for-industry Do you like and trust The Local? Then please take a moment to add us as a preferred source on Google to ensure our articles appear in your searches. https://www.thelocal.com/20260216/how-to-make-the-local-your-preferred-source-on-google Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:02:08 +0100 how-to-make-the-local-your-preferred-source-on-google Supporters say it would let Europeans make online payments without relying on US payment system, but critics fear it would allow governments to surveil citizens' payments. How would the digital euro work? https://www.thelocal.com/20260211/replacement-for-cash-how-the-new-digital-euro-would-work-for-europeans Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:58:55 +0100 replacement-for-cash-how-the-new-digital-euro-would-work-for-europeans The sarky, funny, English-language 'French Response' social media account is part of the French government's ongoing mission to fight online disinformation. https://www.thelocal.com/20260123/the-french-diplomatic-account-trolling-russian-and-the-us-online Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:31:02 +0100 the-french-diplomatic-account-trolling-russian-and-the-us-online Former EU commissioner Thierry Breton has been barred from the USA over his work on regulating American tech giants - here's a look at the life and career of the straight-talking Frenchman. https://www.thelocal.com/20231020/profile-the-frenchman-taking-on-us-tech-giants Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:09:42 +0200 profile-the-frenchman-taking-on-us-tech-giants The European Union reacted sharply on Wednesday to US visa sanctions imposed on five European figures involved in regulating tech companies, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton. https://www.thelocal.com/20251224/eu-strongly-condemns-us-visa-bans-against-five-europeans Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:36:22 +0100 eu-strongly-condemns-us-visa-bans-against-five-europeans The US State Department said on Tuesday it would deny a visa to the French former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, plus four others, accusing them of "coercion" over European regulation of social media platforms. https://www.thelocal.com/20251224/us-denies-visa-to-french-former-eu-commissioner-over-tech-rules Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:06:45 +0100 us-denies-visa-to-french-former-eu-commissioner-over-tech-rules Tech giant Google has unveiled its biggest-ever investment in Germany, pledging €5.5 billion for a new data centre and other projects. How many jobs will it create – and where? https://www.thelocal.com/20251112/what-googles-e5-5-billion-investment-means-for-jobs-in-germany Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:52:19 +0100 what-googles-e5-5-billion-investment-means-for-jobs-in-germany A French inventor known for his daredevil stunts will attempt on Friday to become the first person to cross the English Channel by Air Scooter. https://www.thelocal.com/20250725/french-rocketman-to-attempt-channel-crossing-by-air-scooter Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:34:10 +0200 french-rocketman-to-attempt-channel-crossing-by-air-scooter The Elon Musk-owned social network X has announced that it is refusing to co-operate with a French probe into alleged foreign interference and bias via its algorithm, saying the judicial investigation is "politically motivated". https://www.thelocal.com/20250721/musks-x-calls-french-foreign-interference-probe-politically-motivated Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:50:44 +0200 musks-x-calls-french-foreign-interference-probe-politically-motivated In the past few months, a number of Swedish gaming companies have gone bankrupt or laid off staff amid struggles to find funding. Why is this happening, and how is it affecting foreigners in the industry? https://www.thelocal.com/20250714/awesome-people-are-getting-pushed-away-whats-happening-in-the-swedish-gaming-industry Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:37:38 +0200 awesome-people-are-getting-pushed-away-whats-happening-in-the-swedish-gaming-industry Bankruptcies, redundancies and difficulties finding investment have all resulted in a 'negative perfect storm' for the Swedish games industry, according to former game company CEO. https://www.thelocal.com/20250710/swedish-games-industry-in-crisis-after-being-hit-by-perfect-storm Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:35:48 +0200 swedish-games-industry-in-crisis-after-being-hit-by-perfect-storm A Norwegian lottery company on Monday apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error. https://www.thelocal.com/20250630/thousands-in-norway-mistakenly-told-they-won-big-on-lottery Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:09:16 +0200 thousands-in-norway-mistakenly-told-they-won-big-on-lottery The vice-chancellors of four of Sweden's largest universities are warning that Europe could end up 'a scientific backwater' unless it deepens its collaboration with China. https://www.thelocal.com/20250625/swedish-universities-call-for-increased-collaboration-with-china Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:50 +0200 swedish-universities-call-for-increased-collaboration-with-china The rise and fall of battery maker Northvolt led to fears over several Swedish green industry projects, but can startup steelmaker Stegra confound the doubters? https://www.thelocal.com/20250612/can-swedens-green-industry-dream-be-kept-alive-after-northvolt-failure Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:49:01 +0200 can-swedens-green-industry-dream-be-kept-alive-after-northvolt-failure The French capital appears to be overtaking London in tech investment, new rankings show, while the internet banking giant Revolut has also chosen Paris as its new European headquarters. https://www.thelocal.com/20250522/paris-takes-the-tech-city-crown-from-london Thu, 22 May 2025 19:00:51 +0200 paris-takes-the-tech-city-crown-from-london Two of Sweden's largest game companies, Massive Entertainment and Sharkmob, want to join together with other companies in the gaming industry to create a specialised collective bargaining agreement. https://www.thelocal.com/20250520/swedish-game-companies-hope-to-break-new-ground-with-joint-union-deal Tue, 20 May 2025 12:03:55 +0200 swedish-game-companies-hope-to-break-new-ground-with-joint-union-deal A Swedish government inquiry in March recommended that the government bring in a compulsory phone ban at all primary and upper secondary schools in the country. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.com/20250319/explained-how-will-swedens-school-smartphone-ban-work Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:34:02 +0100 explained-how-will-swedens-school-smartphone-ban-work