nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/e5a2cf23f56712bd DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250430s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/e5a2cf23f56712bd doi eng 342 23 Cox, Simon Author aut The EU Free Market Does Not Extend to Citizenship Cox, Simon Verfassungsblog 2025-04-30 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In the landmark Commission v Malta judgment of 29 April 2025, the European Union Court of Justice outlawed the “commercialisation” of EU citizenship, closing a door for corrupt actors. The Grand Chamber judgment not only bars the Maltese practice at issue, but also casts doubt on the legality of citizenship grants under that and similar schemes, while raising legal arguments for would-be citizens to challenge discriminatory laws. CC BY-SA 4.0 Citizenship Citizenship by Investment CJEU Commission v Malta Maltese investment citizenship union citizenship Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-eu-free-market-does-not-extend-to-citizenship/ raw object