Greenland’s Parliament on Tuesday debated whether or not it might ban political donations from overseas or nameless contributors.
The island territory’s Inatsisartut examined a proposal that might ban political events from receiving home non-public contributions of greater than 200,000 Danish kroner — which is sort of $28,000. It might additionally ban a person contributor from exceeding 20,000 kroner, or $2,770, The Associated Press reported.
The transfer comes as President Trump and his administration are seeking to acquire Greenland, which is at the moment owned by Denmark. Trump has not ruled out utilizing navy drive to take over the land, arguing that it’s essential for national security.
Simply days in the past, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated it was “not a joke” that the president wants to acquire the Arctic island.
Lawmakers in Greenland argue the invoice should be examined “within the gentle of geopolitical pursuits” and the “present state of affairs the place representatives of an allied nice energy have expressed curiosity in taking on and controlling Greenland,” the AP reported.
Politicians in Greenland and from Denmark — which not too long ago increased its military spending allotted for the territory — have stressed that Greenland is not for sale, at the same time as Trump continues to brazenly contemplate it as a possible asset of the U.S.
Trump reportedly had a “fiery” call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen about possession and management of Greenland late final month.
If the Greenlandic Parliament agrees to the spending proposal Tuesday, it’s going to probably turn into legislation and be enacted immediately, because the occasion controlling authorities has a majority in Parliament, The Guardian reported.
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