Malta must end its "golden passport scheme," according to a new ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

“Our understanding is that there is not an option to have ‘Falklands Islands’ included on the front cover of these ... take up a full British UK/European Union passport,” said MLA Summers.

The European Commission took legal action against Malta in 2022 over its scheme giving foreigners a Maltese — and therefore European Union — passport in exchange for a one-off investment of at least ...

Malta is the only EU country that still has a so-called "golden passport" program, which has been challenged by EU institutions for years. Cyprus ended its citizenship-by-investment scheme in 2020.