https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France and Canada, which both oppose US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland, opened consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital on Friday, in a show of support for the local government. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260207/in-show-of-support-france-and-canada-open-consulates-in-greenland Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:13:40 +0100 in-show-of-support-france-and-canada-open-consulates-in-greenland European leaders on Sunday hit back at US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland, with far-right Italian leader Giorgia Meloni urging Washington against making a "mistake". https://www.thelocal.fr/20260118/european-leaders-denounce-trumps-tariff-threats-over-greenland Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:46:34 +0100 european-leaders-denounce-trumps-tariff-threats-over-greenland France's foreign minister has arrived in Greenland to express his nation's "solidarity" with the Danish autonomous territory, the ministry said, after Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants the United States to take over the island. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250831/french-foreign-minister-expresses-solidarity-on-greenland-trip Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:14:08 +0200 french-foreign-minister-expresses-solidarity-on-greenland-trip French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland, as he made a visit to the Danish autonomous territory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250615/macron-on-greenland-visit-berates-trump-for-threats-against-the-territory Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:09:33 +0200 macron-on-greenland-visit-berates-trump-for-threats-against-the-territory French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Greenland on Sunday to ensure there is "no preying" on the autonomous Danish territory, the first such trip by a foreign leader since US President Donald Trump's threats to seize it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250614/frances-macron-to-visit-greenland-to-stop-us-preying-on-it Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:00:08 +0200 frances-macron-to-visit-greenland-to-stop-us-preying-on-it French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Greenland, his office said Saturday, the first foreign head of state to do so since US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to seize the autonomous Danish territory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250608/frances-macron-to-visit-greenland Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:44:36 +0200 frances-macron-to-visit-greenland Donald Trump hasn't even moved back into the White House -- but the volatile US president-elect has already rattled his counterparts in Europe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250110/dont-add-fuel-to-fire-europe-tries-to-play-it-cool-as-storm-trump-approaches Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:04:26 +0100 dont-add-fuel-to-fire-europe-tries-to-play-it-cool-as-storm-trump-approaches