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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13630
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Justice

Malta’s citizenship by investment programme is contrary to EU law, says Court of Justice

Commercialising the nationality of a European Union Member State, and therefore European citizenship, is incompatible with the Treaties, ruled the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a judgment handed down on Tuesday 29 April (case C-181/23).

The European Commission is challenging at the Court of Justice a Maltese regulation from 2020 which grants naturalisation in return for predetermined payments or investments to persons with no real link with Malta (see EUROPE B13032A23)....

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: as risks multiply, European ministers want to speed up adaptation and recognise role of technological innovation
CLIMATE: in face of disinformation, European ministers focus on education, responsible digital tools and positive and accessible narrative
ENERGY: European Commission does not want to “speculate” on reason for exceptional power cuts in Spain and Portugal
ENERGY: Bruegel recommends EU-wide guidelines for fair allocation of electricity system costs
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office brings action before EU Court for Court of Auditors’ refusal to cooperate in criminal investigation - summary of action published
MIGRATION: reform of suspension mechanism for ‘visa-free’ travel - European Parliament and EU Council identify possible bottlenecks and compromises
MIGRATION: at least 142 people criminalised for assisting migrants in Europe in 2024, according to NGO PICUM
DIGITAL: six investigations and two fines - one year after its implementation, European digital markets act delivering its first concrete results
OCEANS: EU pledges over €300 million for ocean conservation at ‘Our Ocean’ conference
FISHERIES: NGOs bring complaint against three EU countries tolerating destructive fishing in marine protected areas
TRANSPORT: European Union wishes to defend rest times for crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport at UN
TRANSPORT: risk of injury on shared electric bikes and scooters continues to fall, according to Micro-Mobility for Europe
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Member States discuss potential new own resources, having failed to adopt package submitted by European Commission in 2023
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: EU Member States to discuss state of relations with UK and new areas of cooperation on 30 April
SERBIA: Marta Kos stresses need for government to respond to European aspirations of Serbian citizens during visit to Belgrade
MIDDLE EAST: Mounir Satouri warns, “We are complicit in a genocide in Gaza”
DEVELOPMENT: EU to provide €291 million to ‘International Finance Corporation’ through Better Futures joint guarantee mechanism
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
SERBIA: commissioner for human rights denounces threats to democracy in Serbia
AZERBAIJAN: commissioner for human rights calls for release of Anar Mammadli and dozens of Azerbaijani dissidents
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: EU Council expected to support rules maintaining more flexible bank liquidity requirements than ‘Basel III’ standards
FINANCE/CLIMATE: EU and EEA banks have substantial exposure to companies in sectors that contribute significantly to climate change, according to EBA
COMPANIES: EFRAG submits work plan to European Commission in response to mandate to simplify sustainability reporting standards
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: Malta’s citizenship by investment programme is contrary to EU law, says Court of Justice
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: EU Court of Justice clarifies conditions enabling concession contracts to be modified without call for competition
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: successful launch of Biomass satellite to study forest carbon
NEWS BRIEFS
CENTRAL AFRICA: Cameroon and Chad inaugurate strategic cross-border bridge financed by EU
MYANMAR: EU sends 608 tonnes of humanitarian aid in one month
CANADA: Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa congratulate Mark Carney on his general election victory
TRADE: several associations call on Ursula von der Leyen to protect medical technology from US tariffs
ECONOMY: Greece and Latvia in turn activate national opt-out clause of Stability Pact
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: recycling lobbies call on European Parliament and EU Council to defend a “solid” regulation on end-of-life vehicles
ENERGY: European Commission to keep 2028 deadline for assessing impact of introducing PPA contracts for nuclear power
ENERGY: ACER provides recommendations for protecting exchange of cybersecurity information
MIGRATION: regulation on return of irregular migrants in EU – names of various European Parliament rapporteurs starting to emerge
REGIONS: European Commission launches ‘preparatory action’ to support innovation with 200 territories in Europe
HEALTH: European Commission signs contract for purchase of 27 million doses of influenza vaccine
TRANSPORT: total value of EU-Ukraine trade via ‘solidarity lanes’ estimated at around €211 billion since May 2022