Voters in Greenland go to the polls on Tuesday in a parliamentary election that is dominated with questions about the future of rare earth mining, and greater independence from Denmark. Listen to the story at NPR.org.

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On a cold, sunny October day on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, a group of men dressed in black gathers outside Brondby Stadium to shoot off a couple of rockets, raise their fists and shout about how the home team will soon beat — and…

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Greenlanders say their island has never received as much attention as it’s currently experiencing following President Trump’s talk about buying the island. The Visit Greenland website even crashed last week. And as Sidsel Overgaard reports, the question now is how Greenland’s 56,000…

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Europe’s once-powerful Social Democratic parties have been losing steam for decades, a trend that continued in the recent European Parliament elections. In Germany, the party’s leader quit after particularly terrible results. But in Denmark, the Social Democrats are holding their own and appear poised to take back the…

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Denmark’s very short national campaign season, with an election this spring without a date set, is causing a gambling bonanza for those willing to bet on who will win. DAVID GREENE, HOST: If the U.S. election cycle can feel sometimes like a marathon, in many…

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As U.S. politicians continue to spar over the idea of building a border wall, Denmark is preparing its own controversial southern border-control barrier. The target is wild boars — specifically, wild boars from Germany. But environmentalists warn the planned 5 ft.-high, 40-mile fence will harm…

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On Sunday, Swedes will vote in national elections for the first time since a wave of immigration changed the country’s tone of debate. Sweden began opening its doors to hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers after the last election, in 2014. Since then, well over 300,000 people…

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Listen to this story at NPR.org A living history museum usually conjures up images of butter churns and anvils. At Den Gamle By (The Old Town) Museum in Aarhus, Denmark, you’ll find all that. But tucked away in one corner of this museum, there’s also…

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Listen to this story at NPR.org   Who, exactly, is a martyr? That seemingly simple question is behind a controversial new exhibit by artists in Denmark that’s ignited a fierce debate. Even before the May 26 opening of the exhibit, called the Martyr Museum, critics claimed it endorsed…

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Eurovision attracts more viewers than the Super Bowl. And yet, a lot of Americans have scarcely heard of it. Probably more people know that B.J. Leiderman does our theme music. Winners of this pan-European song contest generally become one-hit wonders, if even…

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