The Local Europe Edition

The Local Europe AB

With news, comment and ribaldry from The Local's journalists across Europe – as well as special guests – The Local Europe Edition will help make sense of this wonderful continent.

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11 episodes
Updated Dec 8, 2017

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Dec 8, 2017 · 16 min
The doner's (not) a goner, Christmas crappers, and IKEA's secret Swedish code
This week on Europe Edition, James, Ben and the team look at Europe's weirdest Christmas traditions with our wandering Euro-expert Alex Macbeth.Also, are French schools proving that strict discipline isn't the key to success? Ben McPartlan...
Nov 30, 2017 · 17 min
Why is the far right obsessed with Sweden? Plus rape protests in Spain, and the anxiety of Brexpats.
The global far right has a weird obsession with Sweden's supposed failures. James, who has written about this, explains why.Also, Ben McPartland explains why Brits anxious about Brexit are being told to bide their time. And Fiona Govan explain...
Nov 24, 2017 · 15 min
The mafia: less flashy, still brutal. Village life: Would you live here if they paid you? And how bad is Germany's crisis?
This week on The Local Europe Edition podcast:A mafia godfather responsible for 150 deaths was buried this week. But the mafia itself remains a force in Italian life. We ask Would 60,000 euros be enough to persuade you to move to a Swiss mountain...
Nov 17, 2017 · 16 min
Is swearing OK in a foreign language? Plus why Jamaica's hot in Germany and why Sweden's deporting top talent.
Our podcast this week looks at why Jamaica is all the rage in Germany, why Sweden is deporting its most talented workers, and why the F-word is all the rage in France.With James Savage, Emma Löfgren, Ben McPartland, Catherine Edwards and Jörg Luyken...
Nov 10, 2017 · 16 min
"With fake news, the people are the first line of defence"
Our podcast this week takes aim at fake news, looks at why moves to make the French language less sexist are upsetting traditionalists and why Amsterdam is livening up its nightlife.
Nov 3, 2017 · 18 min
"You don't have to be very successful to get into the AfD", plus expat votes in Denmark and falling migration to Italy
The Local's journalists from around Europe look at some of the big issues facing the continent. This week: falling number of boat migrants in Italy, far-right rows in Germany, and expat voting in Denmark.
Oct 27, 2017 · 19 min
"There's no safe option in Catalonia now" – plus Swedish begging bans and Berlin's airport disaster.
In this week's episode, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. Also, we ask whether all hope is lost for Berlin's calamitous new airport, and why Sweden can't ban begging.
Oct 20, 2017 · 21 min
Austria turns right, Venice bids for freedom, and France stamps on sex pests
A speedy rundown of what's getting Europe buzzing this week, from how Paris is reacting to the Weinstein scandal to how Austria's heading sharply to the right.
Oct 13, 2017 · 24 min
The French on the streets, the Germans between the sheets. And where are the Brits?
The Local's correspondents across Europe give the lowdown on the continent's burning issues.This week: the French are on strike – again. More Brits are trying to escape Brexit. And a new survey reveals the most intimate secrets of the Germa...
Oct 6, 2017 · 24 min
Elite English-speaking hipsters, Catalan chaos and a popular Nobel winner
In The Local's first podcast we take a trip around Europe, looking at the Catalan crisis with Fiona Govan, at why it's getting hard to find a German speaker in Berlin with Jörg Luyken and at the surprisingly popular winner of the Nobel Litera...
Sep 13, 2017 · 43 sec
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