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Europe won’t yield to 'bullies' Macron warns as Trump pushes Greenland claim

French president Emmanuel Macron said he wanted a world which operated by respect rather than brute force during a speech at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss alpine resort of Davos. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Tuesday that Europe would refuse to give in to "bullies", delivering a pointed message at the World Economic Forum in Davos. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also pledged an "unflinching" response to US President Donald Trump's renewed territorial claims over Greenland.

"Let us not accept a world order that is decided by those who claim to have the loudest voice or the strongest stick," said Macron who was wearing sunglasses due to an eye problem.

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