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

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

Opposition leader Bernard Grech says attack on humanitarian vessel Conscience needs reaction of maturity and national unity ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

A “golden passport” scheme operated by Malta offering citizenship to wealthy overseas investors has been struck down by the ...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Malta’s controversial golden passport scheme breaches EU law, dealing a ...

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

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