Exclusive: EU eyes legal action over Cyprus’s ‘golden passport’
EU commissioner for justice calls for changes to citizenship-through-investment scheme after Al Jazeera investigation.
27 Aug 2020
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EU commissioner for justice calls for changes to citizenship-through-investment scheme after Al Jazeera investigation.
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