Comments on: Will an Opposition MP please ask whether the government plans to cap the sale of passports at X number?

By: PWG

PWG — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:34:24 +0000

I can’t imagine how they can hide millions from the sale of the passports without being found out.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:49:59 +0000

You say the government will sell thousands of passports, what evidence is there to back this comment up with?

[Daphne – If you work for a business company, Tom, pop down to the relevant department and ask them how they accumulate evidence on sales projections. But in brief: demand for cheap EU passports with no strings attached is high, supply through Malta is now infinite, and those administering the supply show signs, in other areas of their operations, to be unhampered by moral and ethical codes or even foresight (see stance on EU membership). Rational conclusion: thousands of Maltese passports will be sold.]

By: Bullivant

Bullivant — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:37:59 +0000

They might as well have put a thousand passports up for auction to the highest bidder.

Once those people get their brand-new Maltese passport, I wonder how many of them will actually set foot in Malta as they are only interested in Schengen freedom of movement.

By: Bubu

Bubu — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 07:14:24 +0000

Many people I know voted Labour because they thought it was “their turn now”. It became fashionable to vote Labour.

These people would tell you, you know, they expected nothing great from Labour but at least we are in the EU now and that will prevent them from committing the excesses and blunders they are historically known for.

I know it is bad form to say this, but frankly I don’t care, so here goes…I TOLD YOU SO YOU BUNCH OF MORONS AND YOU HAVE NOBODY TO BLAME BUT YOURSELVES.

By: fred flinstone

fred flinstone — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:57:46 +0000

Emm, could it be, and I bloody well hope so for all our sake’s that the E.U is waiting for the legislation to pass through parliament before it stamps out this blatant and shameful abuse ? What are they waiting for ? This is not just a Maltese passport but also an E.U passport with all its benefits.

By: xmun

xmun — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 23:43:09 +0000

Each passport sold will also include a vote for use in the general election.

[Daphne – Actually, it won’t. Votes don’t come with Maltese passports. Ask any Australian or Canadian who also has a Maltese passport.]

This could possibly mean thousands of votes more for PL. A person having just paid EUR 650,000 would not want to lose that money and newly acquired Maltese passport.

By: Sparky

Sparky — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:47:51 +0000

Will the opposition spearhead a ‘moviment’ and publicly, in very straightforward terms, outline the many deficiencies of this scheme? ‘Moviment’ is pretty much a catchy word for a great number of persons.

By: Another John

Another John — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:44:39 +0000

Think hard as I might, I cannot picture any member of the real international talented community even dreaming of buying a Maltese passport. I have in mind legit international business people. In the absence of such people being interested in a Maltese passport, the question springs to mind: who would then be interested in secretly buying a Maltese identity?

By: Another John

Another John — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:38:28 +0000

Don’t individual member countries of the EU have the right to question Malta who these new citizens are? I believe that it would be perfectly within their rights as to who to allow or otherwise to become their citizen (EU passport) via this scheme.

By: Galian

Galian — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:27:47 +0000

What really baffles me is how the government of a democratic country forming part of the European Union can act on something as sensitive as selling citizenship in total secrecy.

Does the European Union actually allow that one of its members becomes a country akin to China, Cuba and Russia, with a government bulldozing its way so that the elite few may fatten their pockets as much as they can be fattened?