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

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.

Just over 5,300 people were granted Maltese citizenship and more than €1.6 billion was spent by applicants to Malta’s golden passport scheme in its first 10 years, government data shows.

In a trenchant judgement on April 29, 2025 the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in the case of Malta v ...

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 ...

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

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

Malta's so-called golden passport scheme that lets people become citizens through financial investment is contrary to European law, the EU's top court has ruled. The EU commission took Malta to ...

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