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Malta's golden passport scheme breaks EU law, top court rules

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

Business Today on MSN · 1d

Illegal golden passports? Malta's citizenship-for-investment program struck down by EU over legal and security risks

In a ruling on Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared the scheme illegal, calling it a “mere commercial transaction” that undermines the integrity of EU citizenship

Cyprus Mail on MSN · 4h

Malta and the EU’s definitive ruling on golden passports

In a trenchant judgement on April 29, 2025 the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in the case of Malta v European Commission ruled that the sale of their nationality by member states under cover of investment programmes fails to comply with EU law.

The Malta Independent2h

Ukraine war, golden passports and oligarchs

As an introduction, investor citizenship schemes, or "golden passport" schemes, allow any wealthy person to acquire a new nationality based on payment or investment and in most cases in the absence of ...

The Kyiv Independent6d

Sanctioned Russians hold Maltese 'golden' passports, FT reports

Russian businessman Albert Avdolyan is one of at least seven individuals who bought Maltese passports before later being ...

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