Younger voters across Europe are increasingly tempted by hard-right and anti-migrant parties, but experts say this can't be explained by anti-immigration politics alone..
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The rise of anti-immigration parties in Europe shows that the far-right doesn't have to be in power to push its agenda and influence policy making. The Local's Conor Faulkner takes a look around the far-right parties sha…
From blockaded schools in Rome to tent camps in Madrid and street protests in France, young people across Europe are turning their anger on a political class they say is not listening.
The European Union is moving closer to creating a digital euro as an alternative payment system for Europeans. But why are lawmakers so keen to create a virtual currency and how would it work for EU residents?
In this week's podcast: how to celebrate Christmas in Sweden, Moderates split on immigration, predictions for Sweden's economy in 2026, and why has a court blocked Sweden's planned wolf hunt?
After the UK government recently unveiled immigration plans inspired by another centre-left government in Copenhagen, The Local looks to Spain and considers how the hardline Danish model isn't the only way to respond to…
In this week's podcast: Anti-immigrant attacks in Stockholm, and how Swedish words seep into our native languages. For Membership+ subscribers: What The Local's readers think about Swedish schools, and why the Migration…
If this year's Swedish election is about anything, it's about how much money various parties are promising to put in voters' wallets. Here are the tax cuts (and tax increases) promised by the various parties which might…
In this week's podcast: PM says Sweden Democrats will get migration minister position if right wins election, inside Sweden's deportation centres, high-skilled workers losing trust in Sweden, and why is competition a dir…
The Migration Agency has detailed the thinking behind its decision to pause rejections in certain cases involving young adults after the government and the Sweden Democrats announced a U-turn on so-called ‘teen deportati…
Growing political polarisation means that debate about immigration is boiled down to 'pro' or 'anti'-immigration positions, but new surveys reveal that European public opinion is a little more nuanced than that.
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Alexia PutellasSpansk fotbollsspelareAs Sweden doesn't yet have a new government, outgoing Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson will present a caretaker budget in November. It will be completely devoid of election pledges and fresh policy initiatives – exc…
Sweden is expected to hike its interest rate – and the budget deadline is fast approaching, as well as the deadline for sending Christmas presents outside Europe. Here's that and everything else that changes in November.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Matilda Molander, head of the green and liberal Fores think tank.
A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation.
Speaker to call party leaders after Centre Party fails to forge centrist government – and Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination. Here's the latest news.
When something in a culture becomes so iconic that it's ubiquitous, it can be easy to assume that its status is overblown. But even after all this time and exposure, Pippi Longstocking still lives up to the hype, writes…
As Sweden's annual 'reading break' for schoolchildren gets under way, we want to know what Swedish children's books have had a real impact on you or your children.
Winter is coming, and in Sweden, that means darkness – in some places, round-the-clock. Reflectors are a key safety tool in the Swedish winter darkness, and they're not just for kids. Here's how they work, and how to use…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist is ending her bid to forge a centrist coalition and has handed her exploratory mandate back to the speaker of parliament.
Fresh weather warnings for Sweden in wake of Storm Boelo – and far more children tied to gang violence in Sweden than previously thought. Here's the latest news.
