British motorists caught speeding in Europe – and European drivers caught in the UK – may soon receive an unwelcome surprise on their return home following the recent ‘reset deal’ between the EU and the UK.. Läs mer på The Local
As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Öresund bridge connecting Copenhagen and Malmö, the prime ministers of both countries pledged to make it easier to live and work across the Swedish-Danish border. The L…
The EU put forward Wednesday plans for a new bloc-wide communication system allowing police, firefighters and other national emergency services to better coordinate during cross-border crises.
European leaders called Friday for a reset in relations with the United States as they met at a top security conference where US President Donald Trump's potshots at traditional transatlantic ties loomed large.
The Öresund bridge linking Sweden to Denmark.Lyssna: Sweden to extend internal border checksThe caretaker government says it's extending the period for internal border checks for another six month period in Sweden based…
Skeva ackord, gnisslande stråk och vindlande melodier skapar en mystisk samklang på danska Fines andra album. På ”Jazz dreams” är den 36-åriga köpenhamnskan mer extrovert än tidigare, men gör också motstånd, skriver DN:s…
Han tävlade i OS med sargad kropp. Nu behöver puckelpiststjärnan Walter Wallberg ge sig själv en ”reset”. 26-åringen står över hela den kommande säsongen. – Det är skönt att ha tagit det här beslutet och kunna släppa det…
Monday September 7th could be a key date for the full enforcement of the EU's biometric border checks with concerns raised that queues at border checks could get longer and slower this month.
The European Union on Thursday slapped Google with fines worth €890 million ($1 billion) in a move that risks escalating tensions with the United States.
The EU is refusing to suspend strict new border controls despite pressure from airports and airlines who have demanded they be put on hold until after summer amid fears of chaos at holiday hotspots.
In the first six months of operation of the new EU digital border system, the Entry-Exit System (EES), almost 7,000 travellers were denied entry into Europe's border-free Schengen area because they stayed beyond their pe…
More than 50 days after the election, Sweden's government negotiations are suddenly moving fast, with the Centre Party currently playing the role of king-maker. What do you think of it all?
The Sweden Democrats' bombshell decision to drop its demand for cabinet posts and the Centre Party's threat to switch sides sparked a flurry of activity from Sweden's political parties over the weekend. But what are the…
Eighteen months after Stockholm University was instructed to develop language tests for citizenship, it has finally hired a project manager. Lars Bokander told The Local that when it comes to developing test items, he is…
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has cut the key interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent, with more increases expected in the new year. Does this mean that its time to switch to a fixed mortgage?
Social Democrats shut out Left Party in bid to form centre-left government, Vattenfall to invest billions in Västerbotten, and more news from Sweden on Monday.
A 19-year-old man in Sweden has been charged with planning a knife attack on a high school in the name of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, prosecutors said Friday.
Last month, The Local's Mandy Pipher wrote a grumpy op-ed about Swedish attempts at Halloween – but then actually had a good time going trick-or-treating in her Umeå neighbourhood. Read about her experience – and the wee…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has launched a bidding process for her party's support, saying it will back whichever candidate for prime minister can offer the best 'total package' of policies and governme…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, dropping its demand for both ministerial positions or policy promises. What does this…
At a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg, Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson dropped his party's demand for governing positions in order to allow a right-wing government, however he said his party intends t…
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