News from Danimarca – 29/04/2023

One person has died and two others were injured in an attack in Paris on Saturday night, which took place near the Eiffel Tower. Here’s what we know so far.

The man who stabbed a tourist to death and injured two others near the Eiffel Tower in Paris swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video posted to social media, French anti-terrorist prosecutors said Sunday.

In this week’s Germany in Focus we chat about the deepening debt crisis, Christmas markets and Advent traditions, changes to the cannabis law, preparing for winter weather, issues at Stuttgart immigration office and events in December.

Germany is bringing in a new law that will relax requirements for citizenship and allow dual nationality. Some people may be wondering if it’s best to get started with the process now or wait until the law changes sometime next year. Here’s what you need to know.

Things could start looking brighter for Sweden on the economic front in the latter half of next year, new economic forecasts predict.

Several dozen countries around the world offer digital nomad visas to entice foreign talent. How does Spain and the conditions of its visa for remote workers and freelancers compare to its closest competitors?

There’s plenty to look forward to in Norway in 2024, whether it’s fantastic food, world-class wine, amazing festivals or events in the Norwegian city named the European Capital of Culture.

The words ‘civil war’ have littered the French discourse since the stabbing of a teenager at a village dance and ensuing violence from extreme right activists – John Lichfield looks at what really happened, and how the far-right have tried to weaponize the tragedy.

The Talking France podcast is back looking at the threat from violent far-right activists, and how this connects to France’s new immigration bill – plus smoking on beaches, new flight routes and what we would love to change about the French language to make it easier to learn.

From violence flaring among activists of the extreme right to worrying political trends, via new film releases, memes and ‘franglais’, our weekly newsletter Inside France looks at what we have been talking about in France this week.

Although there’s no shortage of Christmas offerings in Austria, no one does Christmas quite like the Viennese. Here’s a guide to some of the best Christmas markets in the capital – and when you can start enjoying them in 2023.

France’s parliament has thrown out a proposal by Senators to relax visa rules for British second-home owners, which had been added as an amendment to the country’s new Immigration Bill.

French cheese-makers have been granted an exemption after a furious reaction to new EU rules on packaging which it was feared would outlaw the traditional wooden boxes of Camembert cheese.

A tax on tourists in Copenhagen is a step closer to reality after the city’s municipal council voted in favour of it.

Germany’s new citizenship bill had its first reading in the Bundestag on Thursday after months of waiting. What did we learn from the key debate and what’s next for the landmark reform?