France to open a consulate in Greenland on February 6

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

PARIS, Jan ‌14 (Reuters) - France will open ‌a consulate in Greenland ‌on February 6, a move that had been planned since last ‍year, French Foreign ‍Minister Jean-Noel Barrot ‌said on Wednesday, amid the ‍U.S. ​President Donald Trump's push to take ⁠control of the Arctic territory.

The United ‌States must stop blackmailing Greenland ⁠and ‍expressing that it wishes to take control over the ‍autonomous Danish territory, he ‌added on RTL radio.