Russian businessman Albert Avdolyan has been hit with EU sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, but can partially circumvent ...

Russian businessman Albert Avdolyan is one of at least seven individuals who bought Maltese passports before later being ...

Joseph Muscat, who was Maltese PM when the golden passport scheme was introduced, called the citizenship ruling politically ...

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

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

Europe’s highest court on Tuesday struck down Malta’s controversial “golden passport” programme, ruling that it breached EU ...

Malta's fast-track naturalization scheme for foreign investors violates EU law, the bloc's top court has ruled. It said ...

Valletta: The Maltese government said on Tuesday that it will respect a European Union (EU) court s decision concerning its ...

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

The European Court of Justice found it illegal for Malta to offer citizenship — and thus entry to the European Union — for a ...

“Today’s judgement confirms that member states cannot commodify EU citizenship and operate reckless golden passport programmes,” Transparency International CEO Maíra Martini said in a statement.