Kochenov: “Zero Chance” Commission Will Propose Legislation Against CBI Based on Parliament Vote
As Parliament votes overwhelmingly in support of ending CBI and regulating RBI in Europe, Kochenov expects the Commission not to legislate.
Read MoreAs Parliament votes overwhelmingly in support of ending CBI and regulating RBI in Europe, Kochenov expects the Commission not to legislate.
Read MoreThe Commission agrees with the Parliament that citizenship by investment in the EU should end. What they don’t agree in is how to end it.
Read MoreVanuatu’s worst-case scenario becomes a reality as the European Council decides to revoke visa-free travel to the EU.
Read MoreThe group said it would “limit the sale of citizenship”. Whether it means to restrict just Russians or CBI programs altogether is not clear.
Read MoreThe LIBE Committee today approved MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld’s radical anti-RCBI report. The European Parliament will vote on the bans next month.
Read MorePhilippe May and Martin St-Hilaire ask: Would it be the end of CBI in Vanuatu? Would a price cut be in order? Where would demand come from?
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.
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