citizenship by investment
The interior ministry on Wednesday rubbished claims that the state granted citizenship to a Vietnamese investor while he was arrested in custody at his home...
Police hand over two cases involving ‘golden passports’ to AG
The police have handed over to the attorney-general two cases involving the now-defunct ‘golden passports’ scheme – one of them relating to the reveals made...
Police probe into passports’ scheme fallout ‘at an advanced stage’ (Updated)
Police investigations into the fallout from the investment for passport scheme are at an advanced stage, top members of a four-hour meeting of the key...
Supreme court quashes law firm’s bid to stop passport investigation
An unnamed law firm being investigated as part of the investment for passports scandal has had its request to tackle a police search warrant quashed...
Next steps in citizenship programme investigation to be discussed Friday
Attorney general Giorgos Savvides will be briefed on the course of the investigation centered on the controversial citizenship by investment programme on Friday, it was...
Cabinet strips another four Russians of Cypriot citizenship (Updated)
The cabinet proceeded on Wednesday to revoke a further four Cypriot passports from Russians identified within the latest round of EU sanctions against Moscow The...
Cyprus to revoke passports of four sanctioned Russians-sources
Cyprus will revoke the passports of four sanctioned Russians who had received citizenship under an investment scheme discontinued in late 2020, government sources said on Thursday....
Examine citizenships, residency permits given to Russians, EU tells Cyprus (Updated)
Cyprus will have to examine all citizenships and residency permits given to Russian or Belarusian nationals “significantly supporting the war in Ukraine” under orders from...
EU Commission promises stricter measures on ‘golden passports’, MEPs press for ban
The European Commission will very soon present a recommendation to all Member States addressing residence permits and citizenship under investor schemes, Commissioner for Home Affairs...
MPs work on making VAT on houses EU compatible
Lawmakers on Monday discussed how to tweak a government bill on VAT on houses so as to make it compatible with EU law. The matter...