The first passports were issued by the Order of Malta in the 1300s when its diplomats traveled to other states with documents attesting to their role as ambassadors. After World War II ...

BRUSSELS — The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, ruling that citizenship in EU countries cannot be sold. Programs that allow wealthy ...

European Court of Justice strikes down Malta's 'golden passports' scheme, highlighting risks of citizenship by investment in ...

Melnikov is appealing the verdict and has stated that he will also challenge the revocation of his Maltese passport. The Financial Times noted that Malta is the last EU country still offering the ...

The European Court of Justice has ruled Malta’s “golden passport” scheme violates EU law, in a landmark decision set to force the island to scrap the commercialisation of EU citizenship.

Investigative journalists found that he simultaneously held citizenship from Malta, a Mediterranean nation which is part of the European Union (EU). He and his father were able to acquire Maltese ...

The EU has repeatedly raised concerns over "golden passport" schemes in Malta, Cyprus and elsewhere. The brokering company involved denied any systematic problems, and Malta has previously ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, ruling that citizenship in EU countries cannot be sold. Programs that allow ...

Malta’s controversial golden passport scheme, allowing foreigners to purchase EU citizenship in exchange for investing upwards of €690,000, was ruled unlawful by the EU’s top court on Tuesday.

The European Commission launched infringement procedures against Malta and Cyprus in 2020 about their golden passport programs. After Cyprus in 2021 and Bulgaria in 2022 ended their programs ...