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    Golden passports to be replaced with broader citizenship-by-merit

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    1. WhatsHeBuilding on

      Am i right to read this and assume it’s just another instance of the government doing absolutely nothing to actually change anything?

      I mean:

      >Instead, acquiring citizenship will now be open to those deemed to have provided “exceptional services” and “exceptional contributions” to Malta.

      This can just be translated to “open to those deemed to have provided a lot of cash or business to Malta”, or what other “merits” will they be looking for?

      In the end we’re still talking about, wealthy individuals from shady countries will still be able to buy their way to an EU passport through Malta?

    2. haxor254 on

      So basically they are pulling a labour, and rewording and remarketing the same corrupt ring as something new and different and not corrupt?

      Merit based contributions my ass, they will do like what they are doing now, buying up property and using that as proof of contributions to malta and off to europe they go.

    4. Character_Ship3555 on

      Would I be too negative if I feel that just the wording changed and nothing else will?

    5. 4BennyBlanco4 on

      >Instead, acquiring citizenship will now be open to those deemed to have provided “exceptional services” and “exceptional contributions” to Malta. 

      >Camilleri emphasised that there will no longer be a set amount of money which applicants will have to pay to acquire citizenship. They must instead prove they can provide a valuable service to the country in line with its goals, or are already doing so.  

      So basically it’s going to be less transparent.

      It’s worth noting Austria also has CBI but it’s not commercialised and the common reference is ~€6m investment. Seems Malta will be trying similar?