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Citizenship-for-Sale Schemes in Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Malta

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  • Andrej Privara

    (University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia)

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Citizenship-for-sale schemes aimed at attracting wealthy and mobile individuals, so-called “high net worth individuals” (HNWIs) whose net assets are of US$1 million or more. A growing number of governments now seek to attract this category of migrants with abundant wealth. Many large and small states introduced various programmes and schemes to attract foreign investors. However, the European Commission has many concerns about these schemes regarding national security risks, ethics of nationality and can possible economic distortions. In a resolution adopted in January 2014, the European Parliament expressed its concern that the “outright sale of EU citizenship undermines the mutual trust upon which the Union is built”. It maintained that “EU citizenship implies the holding of a stake in the Union” and this “should never become a tradeable commodity”. This article explores citizenship for sale schemes in three new member states that joined the EU in 2004-2007 pointing out key areas of concern in the implementation of citizenship-for-sale schemes in the cases of Cyprus, Malta, and Bulgaria.

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  • Andrej Privara, 2019. "Citizenship-for-Sale Schemes in Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Malta," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 16(2), pages 245-254, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:mig:journl:v:16:y:2019:i:2:p:245-254
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    1. Ferit Baça, 2020. "Philosophical Essence of Democracy," European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 7, September.
    2. Alan Freckelton, 2022. "Could Canada Abolish Birthright Citizenship?," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 701-731, June.
    3. SELAKOVIĆ Marko, 2022. "Fake News and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Is there a Relationship?," European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Bucharest Economic Academy, issue 02, June.

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