The European Court of Justice ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, the one of the last of its kind in Europe ...

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday said Malta needs to end its golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners ...

Malta must end its "golden passport scheme," according to a new ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program for violating ...

Malta’s “golden passports” program for wealthy investors violates European Union rules on citizenship, the bloc’s top court ...

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

The ruling means the island's cash-for-citizenship programme that allowed people to live and work in the EU must be scrapped.

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

An EU member state "cannot grant its nationality - and indeed European citizenship - in exchange for predetermined payments ...

In a ruling on Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared the scheme illegal, calling it a “mere ...

The European Court of Justice found it illegal for Malta to offer citizenship — and thus entry to the European Union — for a ...

The European Court of Justice has ordered Malta to end its 'golden passport' programme, declaring the scheme, which allowed ...