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

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

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

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

Malta’s scheme, which offers citizenship to foreign investors under specific financial conditions, has faced longstanding ...

The European Court of Justice ordered Malta to terminate its program that allows wealthy individuals to acquire EU ...

The Commission v Malta ruling will close one door to corrupt actors buying their way into the EU through golden passports ...

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

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

Malta’s government promised to respect the ruling, noting that its citizenship by investment program had raised $1.6 billion, ...

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

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