The Local Europe Edition
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The Local Europe Edition
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recent Episodes
11 episodesThe 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.
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Why is the far right obsessed with Sweden? Plus rape protests in Spain, and the anxiety of Brexpats.
On this week's edition:
The global far right has a weird obsession with Sweden's supposed failures. James, who has written about this, explains...
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:
As a mafia godfather responsible for 150 deaths was buried this week, we look at how organized cr...
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 in fav...
"With fake news, the people are the first line of defence"
Our podcast this week takes aim at fake news, and look at how Sweden is gearing up to battle it ahead of elections next year.
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"You don't have to be very successful to get into the AfD", plus expat votes in Denmark and falling migration to Italy
On this week's podcast we look at why Germany's far-right party is already upsetting the country's politics. We also ask why EU citizens in Denmark ar...
"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...
Austria turns right, Venice bids for freedom, and France stamps on sex pests
The Local's journalists look at the stories Europe needs to know about.
This week: Austrian wunderkind Sebastian Kurz looks set to join forces w...
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 ar...
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 s...
Trailer: The Local Europe Edition
Welcome to the trailer for The Local Europe edition, which will bring you news and comment from The Local's journalists across the continent.
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