Malta Taken to Top EU Court Over Lucrative Golden Passports
- EU is cracking down on governments selling citizenship rights
- Citizenship in return for set investments not right: EU
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Malta faces a lawsuit at the European Union’s top court as authorities crack down on member states selling citizenship rights to live and work in the bloc.
The European Commission on Thursday said it will refer Malta to the EU’s Court of Justice for its investor citizenship scheme, which is often referred to as golden passports.