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

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

"Golden passport" schemes for deep-pocketed foreign investors violate European Union law, the bloc's highest court ruled on ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Court of Justice of the European Union said on April 29 that it has found Malta’s investor citizenship scheme – commonly ...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on Tuesday that the Republic of Malta's 'golden passport' program, where foreign investors could apply to be naturalized as a Maltese ...