How European powers regarded the Monroe Doctrine

Was there a serious European reaction to the Monroe Doctrine?

The decisive issue was whether the United States could enforce it, and Britain had little incentive to resist once Anglo-American interests aligned.

European governments had to judge whether the United States could enforce the Monroe Doctrine. Britain was the European state with the most relevant formal presence in South America, but London had little reason to object once it and Washington could work together. Spanish and Portuguese withdrawal had already changed the regional balance. The doctrine drew its practical weight from American power and compatible Anglo-American interests, rather than universal European consent.