France will open a consulate in Greenland on February 6th, the foreign minister said Wednesday, calling the move a “political signal” over the strategic Danish territory, which US President Donald Trump has vowed to seize. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told France’s RTL broadcaster that the decision to open the consulate was taken last summer, when President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland in a show of support. “For my part, I went there at the end of August to plan the consulate, which will open on February 6th,” he said. “Greenland does not want to be owned, governed... or integrated into the United States. Trump has insisted the United States ‘needs’ Greenland due to the threat of a takeover by Russia or China.

Source: The Local January 14, 2026 21:39 UTC