EU wants to end golden passport schemes, targets Russians
Source: AP
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
BRUSSELS (AP) The European Commission recommended Monday that EU nations end golden passport schemes that allow wealthy people to buy their way into the blocs citizenship, and urged them to assess whether Russian oligarchs linked to the Kremlin or who support the war in Ukraine should be stripped of citizenship rights previously granted.
The European Commission launched infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta in 2020 about their golden passports schemes, and the Russian war in Ukraine has put an increased focused on the topic.
The Commission warned that some Russian or Belarusian citizens who are among the 877 individuals targeted by asset freezes and travel bans imposed since 2014, or who support the Russian invasion of its neighbor, might have acquired EU citizenship or had access to the Schengen area via these schemes.
The EUs executive arm said the countries should now consider whether they should withdraw golden passports issued to such individuals. In addition, it recommended immediately taking away residence permits that have been granted under an investor scheme to Russian or Belarusian citizens supporting the war or subject to sanctions.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen chairs the weekly College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)
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Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)Gilded Class. Russians were honoured members a month ago, in the UK Red carpets were rolled out.
The Rich and The Richs media and governments are having a cow.
brooklynite
(93,834 posts)Reasonably priced citizenship, EU access and they speak English.
ret5hd
(20,433 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,477 posts)Maybe the countries should make the names of all that received the Golden citizenship.
Wonder if any Americans have it.
mopinko
(69,803 posts)jarvanka got busted for selling them to chinese businessmen.
róisín_dubh
(11,784 posts)For some countries, its not super expensive (relatively speaking). IIRC, Italy has a 500.000 requirement.
Id just like an ancestry passport from the Italians or the Irish, but so far no dice.
Irish_Dem
(45,616 posts)My brothers and some cousins, born in the US, easily obtained Irish passports.
róisín_dubh
(11,784 posts)Third generation is possible, but not for me because of when my dad was born. Had he been registered when I was born, I'd be good to go. But he wasn't, because what Irish immigrants registered their kids' births in the 1920s-1960s?
Hopefully in a few years I'll be a UK citizen (I'm a resident at the moment). My father hates this idea but...
Irish_Dem
(45,616 posts)But right, the Irish immigrants at that time were trying to assimilate to the US, not hang on to their Irish roots.
My brothers and cousins are Americans with dual citizenship now. They don't do much with their Irish passports, except traveling is easier with the Irish passport they say.
If you can become a UK citizen that is great.
Old Crank
(3,372 posts)Just like Murdock in the US.
rockfordfile
(8,682 posts)"-urged them to assess whether Russian oligarchs linked to the Kremlin or who support the war in Ukraine should be stripped of citizenship rights previously granted."
This is why it's not just about Putin.
USA has a major problem with the same kind of bs. Russian republicans attempted to sale out our country.