MP Charalambidou demands answers for passports to Cambodian elite
Opposition Akel MP Irini Charalambidou on Thursday called on the government to explain itself after Reuters disclosed relatives and allies of Cambodia’s leader acquired Cypriot...
golden visas
Scramble for Cypriot passports as tighter rules loom
Foreign nationals are reportedly scrambling to acquire Cypriot passports via the citizenship-by-investment scheme, ahead of tighter criteria kicking in on May 15. According to daily...
European lawmakers urge end of golden visa schemes
The European Parliament urged EU member states on Tuesday to curb money-laundering in the bloc by ending programmes by several countries, including Cyprus, to sell...
President defends golden visa scheme
President Nicos Anastasiades said his government’s controversial citizenship by investment programme has helped the construction sector and has contributed to the recovery of the economy,...
Cyprus’ golden visas display traits of a tax haven, say MEPs
A report by a special European Parliament committee on financial crime and taxation has named Cyprus and six other member states as displaying traits of...
Cabinet approves changes to golden visa scheme (Updated)
The citizenship-by-investment scheme’s contribution to economic growth in the past three years was just 1.2 per cent of 13 percentage points, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades...
EU removed measures from golden visa report
The EU has removed the toughest measures and recommendations from a report on golden visas that was published in January, non-profit media organization Organized Crime...
MPs pass law giving them a say over golden visas
The House on Friday passed a law giving MPs a say over honorary naturalisations and on who could be granted golden visas. The law will...
Cyprus defends passport sales at EU meeting (Update 3)
European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen on Monday called for greater transparency in schemes allowing foreign nationals to acquire EU citizenship through investment, while Nicosia pushed...
MPs seek say on ‘golden visas’
A LEGISLATIVE proposal is to be tabled to the House plenum in January aiming to give parliament a say in the criteria governing the issuing...
