Barrot insisted that the EU should not allow itself to be intimidated, and rather, that it “should wake up and strengthen” to a new and concerning era. The comments came in response to Trump’s argument that the U.S. should buy Greenland just two weeks ahead of his inauguration at the White House on January 20.

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.

France on Wednesday warned Donald Trump against threatening the "sovereign borders" of the European Union after the US president-elect refused to rule out military action to take control of Greenland,

Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs head, said the European Union will not allow its borders to be violated. He cited President-elect Donald Trump's recent remarks. - There is obviously no question that the European Union would let other nations of the world attack its sovereign borders,

France's foreign minister has condemned US President-elect Donald Trump's refusal to rule out a military takeover of Greenland. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Wednesday warned United States President-elect Donald Trump against threatening the European Union's "sovereign borders".

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the European Union would not ‘let other nations of the world attack its sovereign borders, whoever they are’