Overwhelming majority votes in favour of EU report to abolish ‘golden passport’
A European Parliament vote to ban citizen by investment schemes across EU... View more
citizenship by investment
Pointing to Malta, Justice Commissioner calls for ‘complete abolition’ of golden passports
Malta must not only act to stop Russian and Belarusian citizens from... View more
UPDATED: Maltese government defiant on ending passport sales to Russians as pressure increases
Updated to add government’s change in decision. The Maltese government remains defiant... View more
Bulgaria’s cash for passports scheme under EU scrutiny
After Bulgaria pledged to end its ‘golden passport’ scheme and then didn’t,... View more
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic to Ursula von... View more
International spy company linked to Maltese citizen threatens to sue journalists for exposing surveillance scandal
NSO Group, a spy company linked to a ‘new’ Maltese citizen, accused... View more
UK government to investigate over 6,000 ‘golden visas’ over threats to national security
The British government has announced the review of more than 6,000 ‘golden... View more
Suspected Indian fraudsters on the run used Henley and Partners to seek foreign passports
Two Indian fugitives suspected of involvement in a €640 million fraud scandal... View more
PN agrees with passport scheme, subject to an ‘open and transparent’ process
The findings that emerged from a joint media investigation of the Passport... View more
Qatari royal family members gained Maltese citizenship in 2018
Five family members of the extensive Qatari royal Al Thani dynasty were... View more
WhatsApp sues Israeli spy company linked to Maltese citizen
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against the NSO Group, an Israeli firm... View more
Casa calls for end to cash-for-passports following fifth arrest of Maltese citizen
David Casa, Quaestor and Maltese Member of European Parliament, has written to... View more
Identity Malta and Hitchens’ Razor
The late Christopher Hitchens, scourge of humbuggery, once formulated a principle he... View more
‘Malta is a Trojan Horse for dodgy money’
The EU’s problem with “dirty money” linked to the sale of passports,... View more
‘Rigorous system in place’, Identity Malta says despite arrests
Another new Maltese citizen is facing criminal charges, but Identity Malta will... View more
Minister under investigation for money laundering says ‘it happens everywhere’
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has dismissed Malta’s money laundering woes by implying... View more
No answers on what Malta is doing with Mustafa Abdel Wadood
Identity Malta and the Maltese embassy in the US have failed to... View more
Why I’d like to sell passports
Here’s a nice proposal to enrich everyone by selling passports while the... View more
Overwhelming majority votes in favour of EU report to abolish ‘golden passport’
A European Parliament vote to ban citizen by investment schemes across EU... View more
Pointing to Malta, Justice Commissioner calls for ‘complete abolition’ of golden passports
Malta must not only act to stop Russian and Belarusian citizens from... View more
UPDATED: Maltese government defiant on ending passport sales to Russians as pressure increases
Updated to add government’s change in decision. The Maltese government remains defiant... View more
Bulgaria’s cash for passports scheme under EU scrutiny
After Bulgaria pledged to end its ‘golden passport’ scheme and then didn’t,... View more
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic to Ursula von... View more
International spy company linked to Maltese citizen threatens to sue journalists for exposing surveillance scandal
NSO Group, a spy company linked to a ‘new’ Maltese citizen, accused... View more
UK government to investigate over 6,000 ‘golden visas’ over threats to national security
The British government has announced the review of more than 6,000 ‘golden... View more
Suspected Indian fraudsters on the run used Henley and Partners to seek foreign passports
Two Indian fugitives suspected of involvement in a €640 million fraud scandal... View more
PN agrees with passport scheme, subject to an ‘open and transparent’ process
The findings that emerged from a joint media investigation of the Passport... View more
Qatari royal family members gained Maltese citizenship in 2018
Five family members of the extensive Qatari royal Al Thani dynasty were... View more
