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EU’s top court orders end to Malta’s ‘golden passport’ program

  • A Financial Times investigation reported that 16 people, including sanctioned Russians, obtained Maltese citizenship.
  • These individuals successfully purchased citizenship despite facing sanctions or prior criminal convictions.
  • At least seven individuals sanctioned by the EU, US, or Ukraine acquired Maltese passports.
  • The citizenship program requires investments starting from €600,000.
  • Malta remains the sole EU state offering citizenship for investment and faces legal action from Brussels, with a court ruling expected Tuesday.
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Between 2011 and 2019, more than 132,000 third-country nationals obtained a residence permit or citizenship in the European Union through the ‘Golden passport’ and ‘Golden Visa’ programs, making total investments of at least 21.4 billion euros.

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The European Court of Justice concludes that the so-called Golden Passes for rich foreigners are illegal. Malta thus loses an important source of income.

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The system was a "security threat", according to the Tidö government. They themselves have handed out tens of thousands of Swedish passports to unknown people from the third world.

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Financial Times broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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