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Finally, after far too many long years, the European

10 June 2021

With a straight face, Malta signs 87-point UN pledge to end impunity, protect journalists and prosecute corrupt politicians

The Maltese government has signed a United Nations declaration

Alice Elizabeth Taylor

4 June 2021

Russian billionaire among those who purchased Maltese passport

Sergei Kolesnikov, a Russian businessman listed on Forbes’ list

30 January 2021

Henley and Partners’ ‘intrinsic business’ questioned in light of recent passport rankings

On Saturday, Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship Alex Muscat was

12 January 2021

Cyprus Auditor General faces removal after publishing report on abuse in passport sales

Cyprus’ Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides could be removed from

9 December 2020

Omtzigt backs call for Europol Joint Investigation Team

Special Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt called on the Maltese authorities

29 May 2020

Report slams ‘weak’ response by Identity Malta on shady passport clients

Malta’s lack of enforcement in the highly-controversial Individual Investor

27 March 2020

Flat needed for Maltese passport client…who ‘will never live there’

An estate agent was seeking a one-bedroom apartment to

22 January 2020

Dutch MPs file joint PQs on Malta’s golden passport scheme

Four Dutch MPs joined forces and took their Prime

31 December 2019

Qatari royal family members gained Maltese citizenship in 2018

Five family members of the extensive Qatari royal Al

28 December 2019

Cash-for-passport schemes raise issues of ‘conflict and cooperation’

An economic study into citizenship-for-sale schemes within the European

4 November 2019

‘EU needs tools to protect journalists under threat by their own government’

The protection of journalists who are under threat, offering

9 October 2019

Muscat protected his friends, not the national interest

While the Maltese government kept insisting that the Council

Alice Elizabeth Taylor

1 July 2019

Malta backed by Azerbaijan ahead of CoE vote

The call for a public inquiry into the assassination

Alice Elizabeth Taylor

26 June 2019

Report maps presence of Italian mafia in foreign countries, Malta tops list

Malta is the country with the highest number of

28 December 2018

Citizens of a parallel universe

Living in Malta quite often feels like you’re in

14 December 2018

Henley & Partners rake in €29 million from Malta’s cash-for-passport scheme

Henley & Partners earned €9.7 million from Malta’s cash-for-passport

14 December 2018

UK halts cash-for-visa scheme amid concerns as Malta pawns citizenship

The UK has announced its intention to halt its

Alice Elizabeth Taylor

10 December 2018

‘Sophia’ now selling Moldova citizenship for Henley & Partners

At the annual Global Residence and Citizenship Conference by

Caroline Muscat

9 November 2018

Russians purchasing property in Malta up by 40%

The demand to purchase property in Malta and Cyprus by

29 August 2018

EU concern on Russian clients for Malta’s golden passports

EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová is “especially alarmed” with

13 August 2018

New guidelines on golden passports this year – Justice Commissioner Jourová

New, tougher guidelines will be published later this year

7 August 2018