Spain Joins Other EU Nations in Plan to End Golden Visas

  • EU officials have pressured governments to stop these programs
  • Spanish cabinet will study a report on golden visas on Tuesday

A real estate sales advertisement aimed at investments for golden visa applicants, in Madrid.

Photographer: Magda Gibelli/Bloomberg
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Spain plans to end its so-called golden visa program for foreign property buyers in a bid to increase the amount of affordable housing available to locals.

The move will help ensure that “housing is a right and not just a mere speculative business,” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters on Monday.