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France to open a consulate in Greenland on February 6
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 14, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 14, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 19, 2026
France will open a consulate in Greenland on February 6, amid tensions with the US over Greenland's autonomy. This move marks France's diplomatic expansion in the Arctic region.
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.
"Attacking another NATO member would make no sense, it would even be contrary to the interests of the United States ... and so this blackmail must obviously stop," Barrot said.
(Reporting by John Irish and Louise Rasmussen; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
Diplomatic expansion refers to the process of a country increasing its diplomatic presence and influence in other nations, often through the establishment of embassies and consulates.
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