Greenland Passes Bill Banning Parties From Receiving Donations From Abroad – Reports

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- The Greenlandic authorities have passed a bill banning political parties from receiving anonymous and foreign donations in order to protect against interference in elections and to preserve the island's political integrity, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti, citing Danish broadcaster DR. 

The bill was passed after 22 lawmakers voted in favour, and eight others abstained, the report said on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump has called the US' ownership of Greenland "an absolute necessity". Greenlandic Prime Minister Mutte Egede said in response that the island was not for sale. Trump's national security adviser-designate, Mike Waltz, confirmed that the president was serious about considering all options to acquire Greenland, including the use of military force.

Greenland was a colony of Denmark until 1953. It remains part of the kingdom, but in 2009, it received autonomy with the ability to self-govern and make independent choices in domestic policy.

-- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI