News Archive for June 2026

Here you can find articles published in June 2026. Return to full archive here

01 June
- REVEALED: How many Americans are moving to Germany and how many are leaving?
02 June
- Suspect in Sweden charged for participation in neo-Nazi terrorist group
- EU calls on nine European countries to scrap internal Schengen border checks
- France experiences hottest spring on record
- Public Health Agency of Sweden tells parents to put away their phones
03 June
- OPINION: Why French football victories lead to riots
- Half of Swedes are satisfied with their sex lives, health agency says
- How companies in Europe are struggling to recruit workers from outside the EU
- Germany scraps airport transit visas for Indian travellers
04 June
- PODCAST 🎧: Will France pay for its role in slavery and why the violence after PSG's triumph?
- Sweden sees big increase in serious electric scooter accidents
- Six summer holiday destinations you can reach by train in Austria
05 June
- German serial killer found guilty of murder of French schoolboy
- Concerns raised over air passenger rights in Europe as crunch talks continue
- France opens 'war crime' probe over Israel treatment of flotilla activists
06 June
- Inside Germany: Getting ready for the World Cup and the foreigners choosing to leave
- Bernadette Chirac, France's dedicated and discreet first lady
08 June
- Private island for sale off coast of France
- Who can vote in the 2026 Swedish election?
- Women in Sweden face a 37-year wait for equal income as progress stalls
09 June
- Swedish parliament approves bill to abolish future permanent residency for refugees
- Tourism chiefs and European ferry ports sound alarm over summer border chaos
10 June
- 'A new low': Europeans no longer see the US as an ally and blame Trump
- Swedish support for adopting the euro drops as krona rebounds
- OPINION: The French pension crisis could be a landmine for Jordan Bardella
- Only three European countries meet deadline for new pay transparency rules
- Swedish economy beats expectations with 0.5 percent growth in April
- Swedish court delays verdict for man accused of pressing wife into mass prostitution
11 June
- PODCAST 🎧: 70,000 outstanding complaints: France rocked by scale of child sexual violence
- Swedish government drops prison for 13-year-olds after collapse of pairing system
- France and Switzerland impose tight security around Lake Geneva for G7 summit
- 'Silent killer': Extreme heat claims 'more than 200,000 lives' in Europe
12 June
- Swedish Public Health Agency recommends no smartphones for children under 13
- Snart är det semester! How to talk about summer holidays like a Swede
- Which airlines are banned in the European Union and why?
- Sweden says Russia may test NATO 'cohesion'
13 June
- France lays to rest widow of late French president Chirac
- EU to ban airlines from charging parents to sit with children
- When will we know the result of Switzerland's 'No to 10 million' vote?
- Two new sex abuse complaints against French star Bruel
15 June
- 'For sure': Macron to preach stronger Europe vision at G7 swansong
- Swedish parliament votes to revoke residency permits over 'poor conduct'
- Swedish army consultant on trial for spying for Russia in 'unique' case
16 June
- Eight decades on, Switzerland clears French Resistance fighters
- Swedish government to push ahead with mandatory language preschool despite legal warnings
- Sweden tightens residency rules, but opposition's challenge delays child detention bill
- French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fears
- What Europe's new deal for airline passenger rights means for you
- Swedish court jails man for four years for pressuring wife into mass prostitution
- France's SNCF puts 100,000 cut-price summer train tickets on sale
- Most beaches in Europe offer 'excellent' water quality, study says
- IN PICTURES: Macron and Trump at France's G7 summit
- PODCAST 🎧: Macron’s swansong, why France is mad for roundabouts and how Lyon became the home of gastronomy
17 June
- OPINION: Russia is stepping up its propaganda, helped by a French billionaire
- Swedes more likely to skip work during football World Cup and Euros
- Everything that changes in Germany in July 2026
- EU lawmakers give final approval for deportation centres outside bloc
18 June
- Finance minister defends Sweden's economy as Riksbank flags potential interest rate hike
- OpenAI to launch its first Nordic office in Stockholm
- What you need to know about the new Zurich-Vienna night trains
- Stay on top of the Swedish election: How to follow The Local's coverage
- Forget X here's W: The new European social network to take on Musk
- Copenhagen lays out new rules to avoid cycle wars between locals and tourists
19 June
- How a Spanish Civil War child, now 97, fled Franco for new life in the UK
- Germany's CDU slammed for 'empowering AfD' with plan for deportation centres
- Four reasons to visit a German wine fest this summer
- Trump escalates spat with Italy’s Meloni over G7 photo claim
- Europe swelters in new heatwave with temperatures set to rise further
20 June
- Would the EU take Britain back?
- UN rights chief troubled by new EU migrant return rules
22 June
- Germany's newest long-distance train connects Frankfurt to eastern Europe
- Two children found dead in car during France heatwave
- Tell us: 10 years on, how has Brexit affected your life in France?
23 June
- Sweden Democrats launch retro election campaign to make 'Sweden like Sweden again'
- 'Europeans are fully awake': Why the EU is pushing for a new 'digital euro'
- Swedish security service warns Iran continues to recruit gang youth
- Cheaper fuel, festivals and migration law: What changes in Sweden in July
- Why the extreme heat is wreaking havoc on Europe's trains
- 'Graz is your city': Tens of thousands of foreigners urged to vote in Austrian election
24 June
- Would Europe take the UK back and how did Brexit hit the lives of Brits in Europe?
- Why Europe is warming faster than the rest of the world
- OPINION: Crowded field in France's 2027 election won't necessarily hand victory to the far-right
- 'People are at risk': Europe urged to invest in healthcare as heatwaves intensify
25 June
- PODCAST: 🎧 Is France prepared to face more hellish heatwaves and why are the French ruling the World Cup
- Swedish government to take direct stake in new nuclear reactors
- LATEST: More than 100 million Europeans suffer in temperatures above 35C
- 'Present minister and mother': Sweden's environment minister brings baby to EU meeting
26 June
- Climate change to blame as heatwave hits Europe's economies
- MAPS: Austria on extreme heat alert as temperatures forecast to rise above 40C
- VIDEO: Why Paris' zinc rooftops are hot enough to cook a crêpe
- Alcohol bans and festival cancellations as France heads into second heatwave weekend
- European heatwave's unlikely accomplice is an ocean 'cold blob'
- Sweden guilty of denying equal healthcare to EU residents, committee says
27 June
- EU worries jet fuel supply situation to worsen
- At least 193 million in Europe to face temperatures above 35C on Saturday
28 June
- Records tumble as European heatwave moves east
- At least 191 million Europeans face 35C on Sunday
- More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded in Europe heatwave: WHO
29 June
- Norwegian drivers set to flock to Sweden as fuel prices plummet to 1999 levels
30 June
- What to expect with the EU's small parcel fee from July 1st
- Swedish migration minister: 'One day you're a Nazi, the next a left-wing activist'
- What's on the agenda at the next EU-UK summit... if it takes place?
- No more Bürgergeld: The changes to Germany's unemployment benefits from July
- Germany questions footballing identity after fresh World Cup failure