In a ruling on Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared the scheme illegal, calling it a “mere ...

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

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.

An EU member state "cannot grant its nationality - and indeed European citizenship - in exchange for predetermined payments ...

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

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

Between 2011 and 2019, over 132,000 nationals of non-EU countries acquired residence permits or citizenship in the European ...

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

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

Court of Justice of the EU says Tuesday the program was nothing short of the “commercialisation” of citizenship.