Its not double taxation but onerous obligations under US law which result in American citizens living abroad having to pay high professional fees to get advice nice they are so complicated.

Prosit Edward, very well put. But unfortunately Harry Purdie is too right.

Again nothing untoward here. Malta is simply doing what the U.S. and other EU countries are doing. In Malta’s case attracting investment from high net worth individuals into the local economy at a time of sluggish growth in exchange for EU citizenship. The only glaring omission in the regulations is a residency requirement, unless I overlooked that. Otherwise all other reasonable safeguards are there including background checks etc. It will attract capitalists fleeing the shores of their home countries in times of political uncertainty looking to set up a home for themselves and bringing capital and know how to Malta. The story here is not the fact that citizenship is being sold but that citizenship is being sold without a qualifying residency period. Basically, (putting the worst possible gloss on this proposed legislation, as a politically motivated critic of the Labour government like you would do) once they pay for their Maltese passports they can move to another EU country and never have to invest another red cent into the local economy.

Perfect.

So other than the obvious benefits (and I use the term sarcastically) for those who want to get an EU passport for some slimy reason of their own, what stops the oh so wise government we have from inadvertently selling a passport to a blooming terrorist or drug cartel. Won’t they then get freedom of movement too?

If the prime minister doesn’t know that his consultant has been permanently debarred by the World Bank for the last 13 years, then how is he going to know who the drug-lords are?

How about a Maltese passport for somebody big in Columbia? Why not.

Those 18,000 people who made the change to Labour (again using the term loosely) should feel their stomachs shrinking in shame for what they have done. I bet they didn’t vote for THIS.

I propose a weekly auction.

Well put, Edward. I understand but they won’t. They need to seriously suffer first. Only a matter of time.

Already said I would adopt you. Canadian passport OK? Top class.