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 ...

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

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

The European Court of Justice found it illegal for Malta to offer citizenship — and thus entry to the European Union — for a ...

Malta's fast-track naturalization scheme for foreign investors violates EU law, the bloc's top court has ruled. It said ...

The European Union High Court on Tuesday ordered the Republic of Malta to end its "golden passports" scheme, which allows ...

Malta’s scheme, which offers citizenship to foreign investors under specific financial conditions, has faced longstanding ...

The European Court of Justice ruled that an EU nation cannot grant nationality or citizenship for payments or investments, as ...

The European Commission argued that the initiative increases the risk of corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion.

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 ...

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