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 Nine EU countries including France, Portugal and Italy have asked to delay the full implementation of EES border checks at busy airports, but Spain is sticking to its guns and maintaining the new biometric controls for non-EU travellers. https://www.thelocal.com/20260916/spain-keeps-ees-checks-as-nine-eu-nations-delay-full-rollout Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:47:21 +0200 spain-keeps-ees-checks-as-nine-eu-nations-delay-full-rollout Italy said on Tuesday it had extended for another 15 days its border checks for travellers from Spain, drawing a tit-for-tat response from Madrid in the ongoing spat between the two EU members. https://www.thelocal.com/20260915/italy-and-spain-extend-tit-for-tat-border-checks-in-wake-of-migrant-rush Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:19:23 +0200 italy-and-spain-extend-tit-for-tat-border-checks-in-wake-of-migrant-rush Following the cabin crew strike in mid-August, the pilots at the low-cost airline in France are now protesting against the "chronic instability" of their work schedules. https://www.thelocal.com/20260909/easyjet-pilots-in-france-call-strike-for-september Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:38:44 +0200 easyjet-pilots-in-france-call-strike-for-september Monday September 7th could be a key date for the full enforcement of the EU's biometric border checks across the Schengen area with concerns raised that queues at border checks could get longer and slower this month. https://www.thelocal.com/20260904/could-europes-border-queues-get-longer-this-month-as-key-ees-date-passes Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:13:46 +0200 could-europes-border-queues-get-longer-this-month-as-key-ees-date-passes Ryanair said Wednesday that it would reduce its winter schedule in Europe as the Irish no-frills airline and other carriers come up against higher fuel costs caused by the US-Iran war. https://www.thelocal.com/20260902/ryanair-to-cut-winter-flights-in-europe-to-save-on-fuel-costs Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:48:42 +0200 ryanair-to-cut-winter-flights-in-europe-to-save-on-fuel-costs Air travel in Austria has seen several challenges this year. We look at the planned cuts from Austrian Airlines, and some of the other changes to the upcoming winter schedule. https://www.thelocal.com/20260831/cuts-cancelled-routes-and-new-schedules-whats-changing-for-flights-to-and-from-austria Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:20:27 +0200 cuts-cancelled-routes-and-new-schedules-whats-changing-for-flights-to-and-from-austria British photographer Katie Edwards has likely taken more photographs of Germany through train windows than anyone else. She spoke to The Local about her project, and the ups and down of travelling with Deutsche Bahn. https://www.thelocal.com/20260831/meet-the-woman-who-photographed-germany-from-its-trains Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:57:03 +0200 meet-the-woman-who-photographed-germany-from-its-trains French pilots have filed a three-day strike notice for September, adding to a busy calendar of strikes called in France this autumn. https://www.thelocal.com/20260831/french-pilots-file-september-strike-notice Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:40:17 +0200 french-pilots-file-september-strike-notice A long-awaited plan to make public transport between Austria's Salzburg and a part of neighbouring Bavaria in southern Germany more straightforward has received around €750,000 in European funding. https://www.thelocal.com/20260828/cross-border-transport-between-salzburg-and-bavaria-to-get-easier-after-eu-funding-boost Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:20:54 +0200 cross-border-transport-between-salzburg-and-bavaria-to-get-easier-after-eu-funding-boost Travellers in Spain and the US will be able to fly directly between Valencia or Ibiza to New York from next summer. https://www.thelocal.com/20260828/new-flight-routes-to-link-new-york-with-valencia-and-ibiza-in-spain Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:43:49 +0200 new-flight-routes-to-link-new-york-with-valencia-and-ibiza-in-spain The indefinite strike by ground staff at Barcelona airport enters its third week, with serious disruptions for many but not all passengers travelling via Spain's second busiest airport. https://www.thelocal.com/20260824/6000-lost-bags-and-270-flights-cancelled-barcelona-airport-strike-rages-on Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:09:46 +0200 6000-lost-bags-and-270-flights-cancelled-barcelona-airport-strike-rages-on Vienna has retained its position as the EU’s night-train capital, with overnight rail links stretching from Amsterdam to Bucharest and the Adriatic coast. https://www.thelocal.com/20260821/listed-where-can-you-travel-by-night-train-from-vienna Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:25:48 +0200 listed-where-can-you-travel-by-night-train-from-vienna As Italy's government has kept checks on arrivals from Spain in place past the promised review point, what's the current situation for travel between the two countries? https://www.thelocal.com/20260819/how-long-will-border-checks-continue-between-italy-and-spain Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:27:14 +0200 how-long-will-border-checks-continue-between-italy-and-spain Scandinavian airline SAS has launched a new route between Mumbai and Copenhagen with five flights a week, making it the airline's first direct route between the two countries in 17 years. https://www.thelocal.com/20260817/sas-launch-direct-route-from-denmark-to-india-for-first-time-in-17-years Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:45:56 +0200 sas-launch-direct-route-from-denmark-to-india-for-first-time-in-17-years Some 3,000 pieces of luggage have been unretrieved and up to 170 flights have been cancelled as the indefinite strike by ground staff at Barcelona airport continues into its second week, with no end in sight yet. https://www.thelocal.com/20260814/more-baggage-chaos-and-cancelled-flights-in-second-week-of-barcelona-airport-strike Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:52:59 +0200 more-baggage-chaos-and-cancelled-flights-in-second-week-of-barcelona-airport-strike Around 40 flights have been cancelled, with likely more to come, as French cabin crew at easyJet begin a weekend strike. https://www.thelocal.com/20260812/latest-french-easyjet-staff-call-weekend-strike Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:23:55 +0200 latest-french-easyjet-staff-call-weekend-strike Passengers arriving at Germany's two largest airports, in Frankfurt and Munich, faced some of the longest delays at passport controls in Europe due to the new system. https://www.thelocal.com/20260813/ees-delays-cause-wait-times-to-double-at-major-german-airports Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:41:30 +0200 ees-delays-cause-wait-times-to-double-at-major-german-airports Travel giant TUI said Wednesday that bookings were returning to normal levels despite the ongoing Mideast war, as it presented its latest financial results. https://www.thelocal.com/20260812/war-impact-on-european-travel-bookings-fading Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:47:05 +0200 war-impact-on-european-travel-bookings-fading With border checks now in place both ways for people travelling between Italy and Spain, who exactly are they being applied to and what happens next? https://www.thelocal.com/20260810/whats-happening-with-border-checks-between-italy-and-spain Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:22:04 +0200 whats-happening-with-border-checks-between-italy-and-spain Three unions representing French cabin crew have filed a strike notice running from Friday, August 7th, until Wednesday, September 2nd, in a dispute over working conditions. https://www.thelocal.com/20260805/french-airline-staff-file-month-long-strike-notice Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:08:26 +0200 french-airline-staff-file-month-long-strike-notice