http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/1c01a5b4a98d6cb3 https://verfassungsblog.de/its-solidarity-stupid/ It’s solidarity, stupid! - In defence of Commission v Malta Spieker, Luke Dimitrios eng 2025-05-07 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Citizenship by Investment CJEU Commission v Malta EU citizenship Maltese investment citizenship Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Few cases have triggered as stark reactions as Commission v Malta. In the ruling’s aftermath, many legal scholars and practitioners were quick to discard the decision. While the ruling is bold, innovative, and goes far beyond established precedent, the Court’s reasoning remains brief, ambiguous, in some parts even obscure and sibylline. Yet, most of the Court’s “great” judgments have left room for interpretation. No doubt, Commission v Malta will be subject to many, very different, affirmative or critical interpretations. In the following, I will provide one – of several possible! – readings, which seeks to square the ruling with constitutional reasoning.