EASTERN CARIBBEAN LEADERS UNITE AS EU VISA PRESSURE PUTS BILLION-DOLLAR CBI PROGRAMMES AT A CROSSROADS

OECS Heads respond to EU ultimatum on CBI programme

IN THE WAKE of a demand by the European Union for countries in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to phase out their Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes by June 1, 2028 the Heads of Government of Eastern Caribbean States that have such programmes met in Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, on July 10, 2026, to address the issue. The heads said in a statement that the meeting was at...

PM Browne's Call for United Response to EU Position on CIP Gains OECS Backing

Roseau, Dominica – 12th July 2026 Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has secured the support of fellow OECS leaders for a coordinated regional response to the European Union’s proposal that Citizenship by Investment (CIP) programmes in the Eastern Caribbean be phased out by June 2028. Just one day after urging a united regional approach during the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Monetary Council Meeting in Dominica, Prim…

EASTERN CARIBBEAN LEADERS UNITE AS EU VISA PRESSURE PUTS BILLION-DOLLAR CBI PROGRAMMES AT A CROSSROADS

STATEMENT BY THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE PARTICIPATING EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES ON CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE EUROPEAN UNIONDownload Regional governments announce high-level Brussels mission, defend sweeping reforms and demand economic safeguards for small island states ROSEAU, Dominica, July 10, 2026 — Eastern Caribbean leaders have mounted a coordinated diplomatic response to growing European Union concerns…

Caribbean leaders seek talks with EU over CBI programs

Heads of government from several Eastern Caribbean nations gathered in Roseau, Dominica, on July 10, 2026, to address concerns regarding the future of their citizenship by investment programs. The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, included leaders from Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. […]