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 ...

Malta’s “golden passports” program for wealthy investors violates European Union rules on citizenship, the bloc’s top court ...

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

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

In its ruling, the European Court of Justice ruled that Malta's citizenship for investments scheme amounts to the ...

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

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

Malta’s controversial golden passport scheme, allowing foreigners to purchase EU citizenship in exchange for investing ...