France ’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has fiercely defended the European Union in response to US president-elect Donald Trump ’s claim that America should take “ownership and control of Greenland ”.

The French foreign minister said the bloc must become stronger after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of Greenland. View on euronews

There is no question of the EU letting other nations in the world, whoever they may be (...) attack its sovereign borders,' said Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

This isn’t the first time the U.S. has expressed interest in Greenland. In 2019, Trump floated the idea of purchasing the island.

France has said the European Union will not allow other nations to attack its "sovereign borders", after US President-Elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize Greenland. On Tuesday, Trump reiterated his desire to acquire the autonomous Danish territory, saying it was "critical" for national and economic security.

The European Union will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, responding to comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking over Greenland.

The European Union will not tolerate attacks within its borders, France's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's reiterations that bringing Greenland under U.