Reacting to the ‘Cyprus Papers’ scandal (see EUROPE B12544A17), MEP Sophie in ’t Veld (Renew Europe, the Netherlands) sent a letter on Tuesday 25 August to the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, asking him to take concrete measures to tackle the proliferation of ‘golden visas’ in the EU.
This new scandal, according to which Cyprus has allegedly granted Cypriot citizenship to people convicted of fraud and money laundering in exchange for a substantial...