independence

independence

Goodbye Denmark? Faroese weigh pulling free of Danish grip

Enough is enough: for the Faroese sailor Birgir Enni, having spent more than half a millennium under Danish rule means it's about time for the North Atlantic autonomous archipelago to break away.

Election

Independence from Denmark key issue in Greenland vote

Greenland votes Tuesday in a local parliament election, with full independence a key issue for the self-ruled Danish territory threatened by global warming and struggling with youth suicides and sex abuse among its indigenous people.

flag

VIDEO: This is what Puigdemont did when presented with a Spanish flag in Denmark

The deposed president who has been in self-imposed exile in Belgium since October was on a visit with to the Danish capital when he was approached by a man with a Spanish flag.

airport

Podcast: "There's no safe option in Catalonia now"

In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia.

France

LISTEN: Austria turns right, Venice bids for freedom, France stamps on sex pests

In this week's podcast we look at how Austria's government could soon include an ex-Nazi party. How right wing could it get?