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In perhaps the most thorough response yet to the European Commission’s report, the Future Citizen Institute takes the Commission to task for producing a sloppy report.

Europe

UK Tier 1 Investor Visa Stakeholders Surveyed Ahead of Program Reforms

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Editor farzin yazdi, golden visa, home office, policy, reform, residence by investment, shard capital, uk tier 1

Stakeholder input requested ahead of UK government reforms of the Tier 1 Investor Visa program.

Europe Intel & Data

Portugal Golden Visa Sees Flying Start to 2019, Raises €86m From 146 Investors

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 Editor data, europe, golden visa, portugal, residence by investment, SEF, statistics

Should each month in 2019 be as good as January, Portugal would see its own annual records for both investment and visas issued surpassed by some 24%

Europe

Cypriot President Rejects Claims He Personally Benefits From CIP: “Let Them Investigate”

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Editor

“If any involvement is found I can be brought before a court or even step down,” said the president about accusations he described as “exaggerated if not duplicitous”.

Europe

Malta to Build 550 Social Housing Units Using €50M From CIP Contributions

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Editor cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, joseph muscat, keynesianism, malta, miip, muscat, ndsf, social housing

Malta is dipping into its €400 million reserves of funds raised through the country’s citizenship by investment program to pay for social housing.

Europe

Engaging Brussels: IMC Partakes in Euro-Parliament Debate, Meets With MEPs and Eur. Commission

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Editor bruno l'ecuyer, brussels, europe, european commission, european parliament, european union, IMC, investment migration council, policy

Brussels is answering the IMC’s calls. The association says it has held a series of meetings with European officials, and taken part in a European Parliament debate.

Europe People on the move

UPDATED: Mizzi Replaces Cutajar as CEO of MRVA: “Three Rewarding Years,” Says Cutajar.

January 31, 2019February 1, 2019 Editor charles mizzi, golden visa, investment migration, malta, mrva, mrvp, people on the move, residence by investment, roderick cutajar

Mizzi takes over reins at MRVA as Cutajar leaves to pursue new ventures in the private sector.

Editor's Picks Europe Influencers Interviews

“We Agree With Most of What’s in It,” Says MIIP-Boss Cardona About EC Report

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Editor cardona, citizenship by investment, davos, europe, european commission, influencers, interview, jonathan cardona, miip, miipa, regulation, standardization, world economic forum

Christian NesheimEditor Speaking to IMI in Davos last week, CEO of the Malta Individual Investor Programme Agency, the entity charged

Europe Opinion

NBLO: Why Bulgaria Should Retain its Investor Migration Program

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Editor bulgaria, citizenship by investment, europe, ivan petrov, policy, residence by investment

Ivan Petrov – NBLOSofia This post was contributed by the Ivan Petrov of the New Balkans Law Office. Background On

Full EC Report on Investor Residence and Citizenship, Stakeholder Reactions

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor europe, european commission, report

Christian NesheimEditor After some delay, the European Commission has now published the full version of its report on residence and

Europe Policy Updates

Bulgaria Mulls Scrapping Residence-to-Citizenship Program Due to Lack of Interest

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor bulgaria, citizenship by investment, europe, golden visa, policy update, residence by investment

Christian NesheimEditor Reuters reports that the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice plans to terminate its residence-to-citizenship by investment program, citing a

Europe

IMC on EC Report: European Institutions Must Include IM Industry in Policy-Making Process

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Editor bruno l'ecuyer, europe, european commission, IMC, investment migration council, policy, politics

Christian NesheimEditor Responding to the European Commission’s report on residence and citizenship programs in Europe, the Investment Migration Council says