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

For security reasons, the EU High Court bans Malta's controversial 'Golden Passport' system - or 'pay for citizenship' - for ...

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

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

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

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

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Malta’s controversial “golden passport” scheme breaches European Union law and must be halted immediately.In a decision issued Tuesday, the EU’s top ...

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

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

Malta is the only EU country that still has a so-called "golden passport" program, which has been challenged by EU institutions for years. Cyprus ended its citizenship-by-investment scheme in 2020.

Europe’s highest court on Tuesday struck down Malta’s controversial “golden passport” programme, ruling that it breached EU ...

The EU Commission launched legal proceedings against Malta in 2022, arguing that the scheme effectively commodified citizenship, which is prohibited under EU law. The Court of Justice of the European ...