The Swiss government is not doing enough to defend Geneva-based international organisations and NGOs whose operations are threatened by US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut foreign aid, the region’s…
Sweden’s former national security adviser, Henrik Landerholm, faces trial over leaving classified documents at a conference centre. The documents were found by a cleaner with connection to a Russian citizen…
Messaging app Whatsapp, owned by Meta, has threatened to leave the Swedish market if a new law is passed which would allow the police and security services to read all…
The Italian rail company, Trenitalia, has launched ticket sales for summer-time journeys on the French rail network, as they expand their footprint in France. Here’s how to buy tickets and…
The EU on Tuesday opened the way for member states to set up migrant return centres outside the bloc, in a highly contentious move following pressure from governments to facilitate…
Austria is revoking the refugee status of thousands of Syrians, leaving many uncertain about their future in the country.
Swedish households saw their wealth increase faster than average in 2024, despite falling in the last quarter of the year due to a turbulent stock and housing market.
Sweden is on the verge of making history as the first country in the world to eradicate cervical cancer through widespread vaccination.
Greenland’s government leader Múte B. Egede has again stated that Greenland does not want to become part of the United States, after US President Donald Trump said he was “going…
The EU’s much-delayed EES system of biometric passport checks could begin in October this year, after an agreement was reached on Wednesday between member states.
Hilly slopes that abound nearly everywhere in Switzerland are a great terrain for sledding. But this activity may not always be as harmless as it seems.
Sweden’s annual book sale started this week. Here are five reading tips from The Local’s readers if you feel like picking something up during the sale.
The number of people filing lawsuits for delays in their citizenship applications has quadrupled since Berlin brought in its new online system. Here’s why many applicants are still deeply unsatisfied…
The European Commission responded that the EU had been ‘a boon’ for the United States after President Donald Trump claimed it had been born to ‘screw’ the US, laying bare…
German election winners, the conservatives, have started initial coalition talks with the SPD. But experts warn that forming a functioning government is just one of many challenges politicians need to…
Sweden’s government has ordered the country’s statistics agency to develop methods for assessing immigrants’ skills in listening, speaking and reading, and then to carry out a multi-year investigation into reading…
Sweden’s Supreme Court has rejected a class action lawsuit brought against the state by 300 young people, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, accusing it of inaction on the climate crisis.
Denmark has tightened citizenship rules in recent years and is set to hike the application fee. Has this resulted in more or fewer people from Anglophone countries becoming naturalised Danes?
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has warned of “a Yalta-like situation” developing as a result of the US push to negotiate a Ukraine peace deal directly with Russia, to the…
Sweden’s troubled battery maker Northvolt has asked for an extension in its Chapter 11 process in the United States.
