“It’s a Jungle Out There”: Nuri Katz on the Mobility Standard
Nuri Katz calls CBI vetting “the best due diligence known to man.” He also takes part of the blame for the industry’s failure to effectively lobby Brussels.
Read moreNuri Katz calls CBI vetting “the best due diligence known to man.” He also takes part of the blame for the industry’s failure to effectively lobby Brussels.
Read moreMartin St-Hilaire points to red herrings, straw man arguments, and other deliberate fallacies the European Commission uses against Vanuatu.
Read moreLimited economic benefit combined with EU antipathy to CBI leads the Bulgarian government to conclude the program isn’t worth the trouble.
Read moreThe European Commission has formally proposed that the Council partially suspend visa-free Schengen access for Vanuatu passport holders.
Read moreDespite the Commission’s protestations, Cyprus kept processing applications pending since the CIP’s termination – but rejected most of them.
Read moreIf appeasing the EU was Malta’s goal, says Philippe May, it was unsuccessful. “These people are driven by ideology. They will never give up.”
Read moreMalta’s Citizenship “Czar”, Alex Muscat, promised to oppose efforts to tax or stop CBI programs but expressed support for tighter regulation.
Read moreParliamentary Secretary Muscat once again reminds Ursula von der Leyen that deciding whom to naturalize is Malta’s sovereign prerogative.
Read moreThe European Commission aims to make IM providers “Obliged Entities”. David Lesperance asks: Can the EC do that? And would it be a problem?
Read more“It is disappointing, however, that the European Commission decided not to propose regulation of citizenship by investment,” said the IMC.
Read moreThe European Commission has sent a “Reasoned Opinion” to Cyprus and an “additional letter of formal notice” to Malta.
Read moreSix months after officially responding to letters of formal notice of infringement procedures, Malta still awaits comments from the European Commission.
Read moreThe Chinese dominated the golden visa during the early years before falling to a record-low in 2020. In 2021, they are returning in force.
Read more“There will be quarters with different motives where they feel the need to object [to the MEIN policy],” Secretary Muscat tells IMI.
Read moreRisks related to investment migration had been the subject of “significant exaggeration” and were “primarily theoretical in nature.”
Read moreGiegold openly denounced von der Leyen in the European Parliament, accusing her of “extending an open invitation to criminals.”
Read moreSee requirements and forms, procedures, the code of conduct, the licensing requirements, the policy handbook, and analysis of the MEIN here.
Read more“Malta is willing to take all legal paths to ensure nationality and […] will defend this position even if the case is taken to the ECJ,”
Read moreIMC-boss Bruno L’ecuyer explains how infringement procedures work, how common they are, and what they will mean for Malta and Cyprus.
Read moreSecretary Muscat is annoyed at comparisons to Cyprus and that he can find no legal reasons to end citizenship by investment in Malta.
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