nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/1c01a5b4a98d6cb3 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250507s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/1c01a5b4a98d6cb3 doi eng 342 23 Spieker, Luke Dimitrios Author aut It’s solidarity, stupid! - In defence of Commission v Malta Spieker, Luke Dimitrios Verfassungsblog 2025-05-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 Citizenship by Investment CJEU Commission v Malta EU citizenship Maltese investment citizenship Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/its-solidarity-stupid/ raw object