golden passports

Cypriot government revokes eight ‘golden passports’

The government of Cyprus announced it had revoked the Cypriot citizenship of eight people who were naturalised under Cyprus’ citizenship through investment programme, commonly known as the ‘golden passport’ scheme.…

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EU seeks end to golden passport schemes, halt to sales of visas to Russians

BRUSSELS, March 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission called on EU governments on Monday to end national programmes to sell citizenship to investors, also known as golden passports schemes, and urged them…

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Golden passports: Believing due diligence is robust is ‘fiction’ – Dutch MEP

The Maltese Government's decision to freeze the processing of new applications by Russian citizens for the controversial IIP scheme, particularly following the escalation of war in the Ukraine, is not…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that importing low-skilled labour can plug gaps, but it is no long-term solution The Independent says that the golden passports scheme is causing reputational damage to…

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Malta: European Parliament debates ‘golden passports’

EU citizenship cannot be traded as a commodity, the majority of speakers who want to end the “golden passports” schemes currently in place in some member states, including Malta, said…

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