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LATEST: French farmers restart roadblocks and protests
on 18 Novembre 2024 at 8:25
French farmers on Monday restarted protests – including roadblocks, bridge blockades and demonstrations across France.
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Inside Sweden: How a Swedish politician’s weird phobia went viral
on 16 Novembre 2024 at 9:13
The Local’s editor Emma Löfgren rounds up the biggest stories of the week in our Inside Sweden newsletter.
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Inside Spain: Spaniards’ stagnant English level and why Málaga’s floods weren’t deadly
on 16 Novembre 2024 at 9:06
In this week’s Inside Spain we look at why new data shows Spaniards are not getting any better at English, and why Málaga’s floods were nowhere near as devastating as Valencia’s.
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Inside Italy: Why Elon Musk is obsessed with Italy and will Rome be pricier in 2025?
on 16 Novembre 2024 at 9:01
In this week’s Inside Italy review, we look at the real reasons behind tech tycoon Elon Musk’s interest in Italy, and concerns that next year’s Jubilee celebrations will result in eye-watering price hikes in the Italian capital.
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Inside Germany: Election timetable, winter markets and Saxony public holiday
on 16 Novembre 2024 at 8:58
From the dates to put in your diary for the path to elections to winter markets and ‘Buß- and Bettag’, here are some of the talking points in Germany this week.
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Inside France: Le Pen’s future, the French ‘darkness’ and Le Havre
on 16 Novembre 2024 at 8:56
From Marine Le Pen’s political future to the ‘dark mood’ of France, via a trip to the seaside and some strikes, our weekly newsletter Inside France looks at what we have been talking about in France this week.
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‘Last opportunity for years’: Why MPs are pushing to legalise abortion in Germany
on 15 Novembre 2024 at 13:26
A group of cross-party German MPs has launched a bid to legalise abortion in the first trimester before snap elections. It may be the last chance for years to change the law, a doctor and pro-choice campaigner tells The Local.
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Swedish police seize over 10 million kronor in luxury goods in one week
on 15 Novembre 2024 at 12:44
One week after being given the power to seize luxury items from people not suspected of a crime, Swedish police said on Friday they had already confiscated items worth over 10 million kronor.
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EXPLAINED: Why Germany may finally reform its debt brake
on 15 Novembre 2024 at 11:25
After being against a reform of Germany’s controversial ‘debt brake’, which limits government borrowing, for years, conservative politicians now say they are open to changing it. Are we about to see it changed – and why does it matter?
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French mother suspected of killing children found dead in Switzerland
on 15 Novembre 2024 at 7:40
A French mother suspected of stabbing her three children to death before fleeing, has been found dead in Switzerland, authorities have confirmed.