“The sovereignty of EU states has to be respected,” a European Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday. Having been a crown territory of Norway and Denmark for centuries, Greenland was officially made a part of Denmark in 1953, and became a self ...

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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 Danish prime minister told President-elect Trump that Greenland will decide its future in a call Wednesday, according to a press release. The release from Danish Prime Minister Mette

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called the country’s business leaders to a meeting on Thursday after US President-elect Donald Trump last week threatened military or economic action such as tariffs to take control of Greenland.

France warned Donald Trump against threatening the EU’s “sovereign borders” after he refused to rule out using military force to take over Greenland...

EU spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, Anitta Hipper stated that the European Union calls for respecting the sovereignty of its member states. This follows a statement by US President-elect Donald Trump about purchasing Greenland.

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

Greenland, the world's largest island, is an autonomous territory under Denmark's rule, though it is geographically closer to North America than Europe. While Denmark oversees Greenland's foreign affairs and defense, the United States shares defense responsibilities under a 1951 treaty and maintains an air force base on the island.

Are you waiting for American marines to land in Greenland or what?” one journalist pressed the European Commission.

The Danish government has control of Greenland's foreign and economic policy, but the territory left the EU in 1985 following a referendum. The US has a military base there given its strategic ...