Brussels, Belgium, April 29, 2025 (AFP) - EU top court rules 'golden passport' schemes are illegal

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2025-04-29

"Golden passport" schemes for deep-pocketed foreign investors violate European Union law, the bloc's highest court ruled on Tuesday, after a legal challenge against Malta by Brussels. The European Commission had taken Malta to the top court in 2022 over its programme, which allows non-Europeans to effectively buy Maltese -- and therefore EU -- citizenship through defined payments or investments. "The acquisition of Union citizenship cannot result......

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