14 Countries That Have Proposed Citizenship by Investment Programs
Ahmad Abbas
February 13, 2026
From the Caribbean to Central Asia and the Pacific, governments keep announcing CBI plans. Few have followed through.
Tag: albania
Albania to Postpone CBI Plans Pending Outcome of EU Court Case Against Malta
Christian Henrik Nesheim
March 17, 2023
If the ECJ rules against CBI, said Rama, “the matter is closed.” But if it rules in favor, he said, “each country will make its own choice.”
Albania “Should Refrain” From Opening a Citizenship by Investment Program, European Commission Reiterates
Christian Henrik Nesheim
October 13, 2022
The European Commission again cautions Albania “as a candidate country” not to open a CIP, a warning the country has already brushed off.
Albania to Open Public Tender for International Promotion of Citizenship by Investment Program
Christian Henrik Nesheim
August 18, 2022
The agency preparing the CIP says “the winning company will be chosen based on the expertise and experience it offers in this field.”
“When Clients Ask About a Program And It’s Not Portugal, I Talk About Portugal”: John Hanafin on the Mobility Standard
Christian Henrik Nesheim
January 22, 2022
John Hanafin also says North Macedonia and Albania “are about five years ahead of Montenegro” in terms of becoming EU members.
Commissioner Jourova Hints an Albanian CIP Could Jeopardize EU-Accession
Christian Henrik Nesheim
December 7, 2019
“The Commission monitors investor citizenship schemes in the context of the EU accession process,” said Jourova during an interview with the Albanian press.
Albanian PM: Citizenship by Investment is “The Right Way and Something We Have to Do”
Christian Henrik Nesheim
November 15, 2019
“I strongly believe that this is the right way and this is something we have to do,” said Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania, referring to plans of a CIP.
4 Potential Countries For Europe’s Next Citizenship by Investment Program
Ahmad Abbas
November 11, 2019
These four countries have the necessary economic, demographic, and political ingredients to open Europe’s next citizenship by investment program, writes Ahmad Abbas.