Renewable electricity is helping the EU achieve its goal, but campaigners caution against relying on biofuels. View on ...

Many countries in the world have histories that go back thousands of years – but only one can claim the title of the oldest continuously ... is not a member of the European Union, it has strong ...

In a remote part of southern Sweden, there is a self-declared micronation where the national anthem is not a song but the sound of a stone being thrown into water. This micronation is called ...

STOCKHOLM – The Swedish police said on Feb 9 they are struggling to establish the motive of a gunman who killed 10 people at an adult education centre in the country’s worst mass shooting.

King Gustav III of Sweden set up the Swedish National Debt Office as the Riksgäldskontoret in 1789 to raise funds for a war with Russia. The country already had a central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, ...

Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, is Crown Princess Victoria's brother and the second oldest of the three ... to the throne was established. Sweden’s power in Europe was in decline at the time, ...

according to the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, a Brussels-based industry group. Passenger rail traffic within individual countries increased by about 3 percent.

Many of the visitors are Spanish, but there are also people from other European countries, Asians and Latin Americans, all drawn by Segovia's historic charm, gastronomy and dramatic location just ...

is a small country in Central Europe made up of 16,000 square miles of glacier-carved Alps, lakes and valleys. It is one of the world’s wealthiest countries, and has been well-known for its ...

Swedish police have said 11 people have been killed at an adult education centre, in what the country's prime minister said is the worst mass shooting in Sweden's history. The attack happened at ...

To help kick-start planning for your special day, U.S. News has compiled the Best Destination Wedding Spots in Europe. From verdant, remote countrysides to beautiful beach locales to big-city ...

As the third most powerful country, Russia’s impact comes largely from its strong military, particularly its nuclear capabilities, and its role in global politics, from Europe to the Middle East.