Malta will be scrapping the passport scheme following a European court ruling, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said. Following the ECJ ruling in April that found Malta's golden passport ...

VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Bowing to stiff EU criticism, Malta has agreed to require one year of residency for foreigners buying Maltese passports. The tiny Mediterranean island nation is a member ...

Malta has scrapped its golden passport scheme. After years of scrutiny and debate on whether the economic benefits were worth the damage caused to Malta's reputation, given that selling Maltese ...

Malta, its Dingli coast pictured here on Sept. 24, 2022, stopped allowing Russians and Belarusian nationals to buy citizenship to the EU after being pressured by the EU.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Court of Justice on Tuesday said Malta needs to end its golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship, as it infringes EU law. The ...

The European Commission launched infringement procedures against Malta and Cyprus in 2020 about their golden passports programs, and Russia’s war against Ukraine has shone an increasingly bright ...

Malta stops sale of passports to Russians, Belarusians By Reuters March 2, 20225:17 AM PSTUpdated March 2, 2022 ...

Government will be discarding all transactional elements from Malta’s process of naturalisation while opening the door for citizenship through exceptional services from scientists, entrepreneurs, and ...

The European Commission said on Thursday it would file a legal challenge against Malta for its so-called golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship in exchange for ...

The Silicon Valley investor and Republican donor has American, German, and New Zealand passports. The EU is trying to ban Malta's "golden passport" scheme, which grants recipients access to the EU.

The Henley Passport Index ranked the world's passports and determined that Singapore holds the title for the strongest, most powerful passport in 2025.