Here is why French President Emmanuel Macron was wearing sunglasses at WEF Davos

On Monday, Macron said the reflective glasses were to disguise a minor eye injury he had sustained after having been spotted with a heavily bloodshot right eye.

“Apologies for the shades, but I have to wear them for a while”, Macron said, adding that he had a “mild eye condition”.

At Davos, Macron focused on Greenland and the European message to Trump.

Macron said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of US President Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe does not let him take over Greenland.

While other European leaders have tried to keep a measured tone to prevent the trans-Atlantic dispute from escalating, Macron came out swinging.

France and Europe will not “passively accept the law of the strongest,” Macron said, adding that doing otherwise would lead to their “vassalization”.

Instead, he said, Europe will continue to stand up for territorial sovereignty and the rule of law, despite what he called a shift towards a world ‍without rules. That could include the EU responding with its own steep trade sanctions.

Macron also said that he won’t be meeting Trump in Davos. Macron said he had no plans to extend his stay in Davos to Wednesday, when Trump arrives in the Swiss mountain resort town.

“I don’t have to change my schedule,” he said, adding that it had long been planned that he would leave on Tuesday evening.

Macron, who will leave office in mid-2027, has been France’s president since 2017. His relationship with Trump has had ups and downs since Trump’s first term, with Macron alternating between flattery and tougher rhetoric.