Brits who lived in Austria before the end of the Brexit transition period were able to keep their residency rights, but many people have faced hurdles. We spoke with rights' groups and the Interior Ministry to look at what's happening in Austria.

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and classicist who brings a modern twist to mysticism and antiquity in her writings about love, desire and despair.

Italian MPs on Thursday approved a reform of the country’s electoral law that opposition parties say Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is pushing through to boost its chances of re-election next year.

In her proposed budget, far right leader Marine Le Pen has included one measure that could affect every foreign citizen working in France - the introduction of an extra tax of €1,000 per worker, per year for every company that employs non-EU nationals.

The bill Sweden's government has promoted as its solution to teen deportations has instead created a new group of young adults who risk being forced to leave Sweden, a lawyer has warned.

The AfD's Tobias Rausch was already to be elected parliamentary president in Saxony-Anhalt, but four unexpected votes backing the far-right leader have plunged assumptions about the Germany's political future into doubt.

France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving the mystery of why only one form of certain molecules appears in nature, a discovery decisive for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.

We're back! This week we're looking at what's happening in Saxony-Anhalt after the AfD victory, how parts of German society are fighting back against the far right, rising transport costs and preparing for autumn like a German.

Talking France is back with a special episode on the lycée student protests gripping the country - what are the students protesting about, and are their demands reasonable? Why did violence flare? And will this escalate into something much bigger?

If you're following via foreign media you'd be forgiven for thinking France is (once again) going up in smoke, but The Local's Emma Pearson says that the largely peaceful French student protests are to be admired rather than feared.

Higher energy prices and a weaker krona more than doubled CPIF inflation in September, according to preliminary estimates from Statistics Sweden.

Swedish police shot an armed man outside the Royal Palace in central Stockholm on Tuesday evening after receiving reports of a disruptive individual carrying a weapon.

Austria’s adult-protection system is designed to let people keep making their own decisions for as long as possible, but it also sets out who can step in when illness or an impairment makes that impossible.

Sweden's centre-left parties have reached an agreement on emergency legislation to halt teenage deportations.

Thousands of demonstrators were massing under heavy police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.

Belgian physicist Francis Halzen won the Nobel physics prize for groundbreaking work using South Pole ice to capture neutrinos originating in the distant cosmos, providing insight into the far reaches of space.

AI agents going rogue and ever-louder doomsday warnings have led many in Europe to wonder: are the EU's artificial intelligence rules enough to protect against the potential dangers?

Dozens of people were injured, including around 10 seriously, when a double decker bus in Sweden drove off a road and tipped over.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called a general election nine months before the end of his third mandate. Why has he done this, and why now?

Mihir Nayak moved to Vienna around a year and half ago after nearly a decade in Germany. We asked the tourism and sustainability expert for his tips on adapting to life in Austria, from making friends to dealing with the 'Austrian stare'.

French unions have called for a day of strikes and demos on Tuesday, October 6th, to support the lycée pupils who are currently protesting over a lack of resources - here's what to expect.

The Nobel medicine prize was awarded to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.

The leaders of the Centre Party, Social Democrats, Left Party and Green Party are set to meet on Friday, Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist revealed.

It's the kind of stuff to bring out at parties, and then wonder why you never get invited to parties.

October 4th is Cinnamon Bun Day in Sweden, but what does your choice of cinnamon bun say about you?

On October 4th, Swedes celebrate National Cinnamon Bun Day in honour of their favourite sweet treat. But what's the history of the pastry and its special day?

French high school students on Friday lit fires and hurled projectiles at police who responded by firing tear gas, as activists urged new rallies in an escalating protest movement demanding better conditions in education.

After a gruelling summer fighting wildfires across a parched Europe, Italy's fleet of bright yellow and red Canadair planes has finally returned to a base near Rome.

The MA 35 has told The Local that the current investigation concerns residence permits, not citizenship cases, while rejecting reports of a raid and saying it was MA 35 itself that first reported the matter to prosecutors.

The Bank of Spain has for the first time revealed where it keeps its gold, and it's not all in Spain.

If you travel regularly between Berlin and Hanover - or western Germany and beyond - you can expect longer journeys, replacement buses and timetable changes in the coming year as a major construction work begins.

EU nations will meet Friday, aiming to develop a unified response to soaring diesel prices, a day after the US called on its European allies to release strategic reserves "immediately" to stem the crisis.

Austria has made progress filling teaching vacancies, and its teachers are unusually satisfied with their pay. But new OECD figures point to a very different problem at the start of the profession.

After a rollercoaster decade since the Brexit vote, the idea of the UK rejoining is still only a distant prospect and the European Union is waiting first to see what London wants next.

A landmark decision against a citizenship rejected under the new rules that came into force in June has been appealed to Sweden's highest migration court, raising hopes that the parliament's decision not to include transitional rules could be tested.

Around 80 data centre projects - including one billed as Europe’s largest - are hoping to connect to France's power grid - but local opposition is growing.

The Swedish Council of Higher Education (UHR) has proposed delaying the introduction of language tests for citizenship by two more years, with the reading and listening test taking place in autumn of 2029 and the speaking and writing test in 2030.

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.

France is in discussions with the UK on ending the so called one-in-one-out accord of 2025 which aimed to reduce the number of migrants illegally crossing the Channel to England on small boats, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.

Sweden's parliament speaker held talks with party leaders on Wednesday to determine who should try next to form a government after the country's September 13th election.

Sweden's parliament speaker held talks with party leaders on Wednesday to determine who should try next to form a government after the country's September 13th election.

A Swedish truth commission has urged the state to apologise for injustices committed against its indigenous Sami people, including assimilation programmes, and provide compensation and redress.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that rejoining the EU was among the potential answers to the unavoidable question of what Britain's future relationship with Europe could look like.

As fuel prices in France rise well above the levels that sparked the Gilet Jaunes movements, John Lichfield believes it's unlikely the yellow vests will return in force, but it all boosts the chances of a populist victory in next year's presidential election. Can the French government do anything?

Most of our readers believe that no one single group is to blame for Spain's current housing crisis, but rather that they all contribute to a vicious circle. Here's what The Local Spain's readers had to say.

This month marked the official end of summer in Europe and the northern hemisphere. With temperatures getting cooler, autumn is the perfect time to explore Germany and check out some of its more unusual festivals.

Sweden's Green Party have tabled a motion in parliament calling for an immediate and permanent stop to teen deportations, arguing that those affected do not have time to wait for government talks to be completed.

The summer is drawing to a close. With that in mind, now is a good time to roll out some common Swedish autumn topics and phrases to help you navigate your way through the darker days.

The speaker of parliament, Andreas Norlén, is set to hold a fresh round of talks with party leaders on Wednesday to address the ongoing deadlock over forming a government.

Demonstrators camping in a central Madrid square vowed Monday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez over Spain's housing crisis, as the 87-year-old woman at the centre of the protest called on them to "hold on".