The European Court of Justice on Tuesday said Malta needs to end its golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship, as it infringes EU law.

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Malta's golden passport scheme was heavily slammed by political representatives deriving from all political fronts on Wednesday evening during a European Parliament debate on whether Malta's golden ...

BRUSSELS — The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, ruling that citizenship in EU countries cannot be sold. Programs that allow wealthy ...

Melnikov is appealing the verdict and has stated that he will also challenge the revocation of his Maltese passport. The Financial Times noted that Malta is the last EU country still offering the ...

The scheme lets people become citizens after paying, buying or renting property of a certain value, and donating to charity.

Malta’s controversial golden passport scheme, allowing foreigners to purchase EU citizenship in exchange for investing upwards of €690,000, was ruled unlawful by the EU’s top court on Tuesday. The ...

The European Court of Justice has ruled Malta’s “golden passport” scheme violates EU law, in a landmark decision set to force the island to scrap the commercialisation of EU citizenship.

Malta’s controversial golden passport scheme, allowing foreigners to purchase EU citizenship in exchange for investing upwards of €690,000, was ruled unlawful by the EU’s top court on Tuesday.