The EU Free Market Does Not Extend to Citizenship Cox, Simon Author aut Text xx# 2025 Verfassungsblog 2025-04-30 eng
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 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 Cox, Simon Citizenship Citizenship by Investment CJEU Commission v Malta Maltese investment citizenship union citizenship 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-eu-free-market-does-not-extend-to-citizenship/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/e5a2cf23f56712bd 250430 10.59704/e5a2cf23f56712bd Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)