The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment on 29 April 2025 finding that the Maltese investor citizenship scheme amounted to the "commercialisation of the grant of the nationality of a Member State", which is contrary to EU law. The following is a CJEU release on the judgment.
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Union citizenship: the Maltese investor citizenship scheme is contrary to EU law
The acquisition of Union citizenship cannot result from a commercial transaction
While the definition …