EU's top court orders end to Malta's 'golden passport' program

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.

EU top court rules Malta's 'golden passport' scheme illegal

Malta's fast-track naturalization scheme for foreign investors violates EU law, the bloc's top court has ruled. It said granting citizenship for investments makes naturalization "a mere commercial transaction."

Malta’s ‘golden passport’ scheme ruled to be illegal by EU’s top court

Long-awaited ruling means cash-for-citizenship programme that allowed people to live and work in bloc must be scrappedEurope live – latest updatesThe European court of justice has ruled that Malta’s “golden passport” scheme is illegal, meaning its cash-for-citizenship programme must be scrapped.In a long-awaited ruling on Tuesday, the EU’s top court concluded that Malta’s investor citizenship scheme was contrary to EU law. Judges said the scheme…

Malta’s golden passport scheme rejected by EU top court

The controversial system allowing foreigners to effectively buy EU citizenship raised security concerns.

EU's top court orders end to Malta's 'golden passport' program

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EU's top court rules against Malta's 'golden passport' program

The European Court of Justice ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, the one of the last of its kind in Europe that allows wealthy people to buy EU citizenship, even after the small island country suspended the program for citizens of Ru...