The Maltese citizenship-by-investment programme, also known as the “golden passport”, is under the spotlight once again, after new leaked documents sent to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation were revealed on Thursday 22 April by several media, including the Guardian and the Times of Malta.
The documents show how Malta actually grants Maltese passports to foreign investors, without requiring them to have a “genuine link” with the country—the requirement to reside for at least...