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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Malta's so-called golden passport scheme that lets people become citizens through financial investment is contrary to European law, the EU's top court has ruled. The EU commission took Malta to ...

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