Golden Passports and Visas: A Challenge for the EU
Golden Passports and Visas: A Challenge for the EU

Author(s): Stefania Kolarz
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; golden passport; visa; policy; foreign policy; Russia; Belarus; sanctions;
Summary/Abstract: In March, the European Parliament (EP) once again opposed the practice of selling EU citizenship and residence rights in exchange for investment in Member States. It also targeted commercial naturalisation offered by third countries benefiting from a visa-free regime with the EU. In order to solve this issue, apart from the Commission’s (EC) legislative proposals, the cooperation of Member States that stop offering “golden” passports and visas, even if only in response to scandals or as part of sanctions such as those recently imposed on Russia and Belarus for their aggression against Ukraine, is indispensable.

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