https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A French court on Friday refused a claim for compensation by the survivors and victims' relatives of the 1994 Stockholm-Tallinn ferry disaster. The Estonia is considered to be the deadliest ship incident since the Titanic, killing 852. https://www.thelocal.se/20190719/french-court-rejects-damages-over-1994-stockholm-tallinn-ferry-diaster Fri, 19 Jul 2019 18:43:23 +0200 french-court-rejects-damages-over-1994-stockholm-tallinn-ferry-diaster Sweden's Ambassador to France, Veronika Wand-Danielsson, spoke to The Local about issues where the two countries can learn from each other, from gender values to openness to EU cooperation. https://www.thelocal.se/20180927/today-we-have-a-france-that-looks-to-sweden-on-many-issues Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:02:33 +0200 today-we-have-a-france-that-looks-to-sweden-on-many-issues French top flight outfit Rennes have signed Sweden's injured World Cup hero Jakob Johansson from Greek champions AEK Athens, the Brittany club said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180604/swedens-injured-world-cup-hero-jakob-johansson-signed-by-rennes Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:44:36 +0200 swedens-injured-world-cup-hero-jakob-johansson-signed-by-rennes "There's not a lot happening for French speakers in Stockholm at one specific place, and I want to provide that," Pauline Mialhe explains to The Local as we sit down at her co-working space in a grand old building which dates back to the 1700s in Stockholm's Old Town. https://www.thelocal.se/20180129/meet-the-entrepreneur-who-wants-to-bring-the-best-of-french-culture-to-stockholm Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:33:02 +0100 meet-the-entrepreneur-who-wants-to-bring-the-best-of-french-culture-to-stockholm French prosecutors are pushing for Ikea France and 15 people, including police officials, to be put on trial on charges of spying on employees and customers, a source close to the inquiry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180111/french-prosecutors-push-for-ikea-trial-over-spying-charges Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:06:45 +0100 french-prosecutors-push-for-ikea-trial-over-spying-charges In this week's podcast we look at how Austria's government could soon include an ex-Nazi party. How right wing could it get? https://www.thelocal.se/20171020/listen-austria-venice-referendum-france-weinstein Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:51:29 +0200 listen-austria-venice-referendum-france-weinstein The biggest Swedish military exercise in over 20 years has started in Gothenburg, with French and US air defence units as well as other overseas troops joining the Swedes in the Aurora 17 drill of more than 20,000 military personnel. https://www.thelocal.se/20170912/french-and-us-troops-head-to-gothenburg-as-swedens-biggest-military-drill-in-20-years-kicks-off Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:55:52 +0200 french-and-us-troops-head-to-gothenburg-as-swedens-biggest-military-drill-in-20-years-kicks-off French President Emmanuel Macron has praised the "Swedish model", calling it a "true source of inspiration" following a meeting with Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven in Paris. https://www.thelocal.se/20170801/the-swedish-model-is-a-true-source-of-inspiration-macron Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0200 the-swedish-model-is-a-true-source-of-inspiration-macron The Local met Alexandre Holroyd, En Marche’s parliamentary candidate for the Third constituency for French overseas residents, in Copenhagen to talk about the upcoming elections, Brexit, Scandinavian social welfare and President Macron’s first weeks in power. https://www.thelocal.se/20170531/a-lot-of-the-inspiration-for-the-en-marche-comes-from-the-scandinavian-countries Wed, 31 May 2017 19:00:00 +0200 a-lot-of-the-inspiration-for-the-en-marche-comes-from-the-scandinavian-countries Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has congratulated Emmanuel Macron on winning the French presidential election, hailing it as a victory "for European cooperation". https://www.thelocal.se/20170508/macron-win-a-victory-for-european-cooperation-swedish-pm-lfven Mon, 08 May 2017 10:22:41 +0200 macron-win-a-victory-for-european-cooperation-swedish-pm-lfven A Swedish woman from the Norrland region has died in southern France, the foreign ministry has told The Local. https://www.thelocal.se/20160812/swede-plunges-to-death-after-escaping-car-crash Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:51:15 +0200 swede-plunges-to-death-after-escaping-car-crash After raising the threat level in November, Sweden has lowered it from four to three on a five point scale. https://www.thelocal.se/20160302/sweden-lowers-terror-threat-level-again Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:53:27 +0100 sweden-lowers-terror-threat-level-again A Swedish cat owner was left scratching his head after his adventurous feline, who went missing eight weeks ago, turned up in southern France – some 1,700 kilometres from home. https://www.thelocal.se/20151125/how-did-a-swedish-cat-end-up-in-southern-france Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:35:46 +0100 how-did-a-swedish-cat-end-up-in-southern-france UPDATED: Police say they're hoping a leaked photo of a man suspected of planning terror crimes in Sweden will lead to fresh tips about his potential whereabouts. https://www.thelocal.se/20151119/terror-plot-suspect-info-leaked-to-media Thu, 19 Nov 2015 08:27:20 +0100 terror-plot-suspect-info-leaked-to-media Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has said his country is stepping up security measures after being "naive" about the possibility of a terror attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20151119/swedish-pm-country-naive-about-terror-threat Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:46:21 +0100 swedish-pm-country-naive-about-terror-threat UPDATED: Sweden's terror threat level was raised to 'high' for the first time in history, as the head of security service Säpo revealed at a press conference that police were hunting a suspected terrorist. https://www.thelocal.se/20151118/sweden-reported-to-be-raising-terror-threat Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:40:00 +0100 sweden-reported-to-be-raising-terror-threat UPDATED: European ministers have backed a French request for help in defeating Isis, following Friday's Paris terror attacks. But Sweden has said it is unclear what its role will be. https://www.thelocal.se/20151117/sweden-mulls-helping-frances-war-with-isis Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:12:36 +0100 sweden-mulls-helping-frances-war-with-isis Flags are flying at half mast around Sweden and a minute’s silence has been held across Europe for the victims of the terror attack in Paris on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20151116/swedes-to-join-eu-silence-for-129-paris-victims Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:41:03 +0100 swedes-to-join-eu-silence-for-129-paris-victims An emotional Madonna asked the crowd to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Paris terror attacks and their families during a concert on her Rebel Heart tour in Stockholm on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20151115/madonna-cries-for-paris-at-stockholm-gig Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:28:05 +0100 madonna-cries-for-paris-at-stockholm-gig The mood was sombre in Stockholm over the weekend as people gathered to pay tribute to the victims of the Paris terror attacks, which included one Swedish citizen. https://www.thelocal.se/20151114/sweden-pays-tribute-to-france-terror-victims Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:07:00 +0100 sweden-pays-tribute-to-france-terror-victims