MEPs will debate and vote on ‘citizenship by investment’ schemes, under which third country nationals can get so-called ‘golden passports’. These ones are objectionable ethically, legally, and economically. They also pose serious security risks while undermining the essence of EU citizenship, and should be banned. According to the draft text, third countries with visa-free access to the EU should also end their ‘golden passports’ schemes. Meanwhile, on 25 February in light of Putin’s attack on Ukraine, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the US committed to taking measures to limit the access of wealthy Russians (with ties to the government) to ‘golden passports’.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Juan Fernando (S&D, ES)

LENAERS, Jeroen (EPP, NL)

TANG, Paul (S&D, NL)

PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Maite (Renew, ES)

CASA, David (EPP, MT)

BJÖRK, Malin (The Left, SE)

PIETIKÄINEN, Sirpa (EPP, FI)

WIŚNIEWSKA, Jadwiga (ECR, PL)

URTASUN, Ernest (Greens/EFA, ES)

European citizenship (T2)

GEORGIOU, Georgios (IND/DEM, EL)

JAKI, Patryk (ECR, PL)

DELBOS-CORFIELD, Gwendoline (Greens/EFA, FR)

BRICMONT, Saskia (Greens/EFA, BE)

KANKO, Assita (ECR, BE)

ARVANITIS, Konstantinos (The Left, EL)

STRUGARIU, Ramona (Renew, RO)

MARQUES, Margarida (S&D, PT)

FREUND, Daniel (Greens/EFA, DE)

FEST, Nicolaus (ID, DE)

PIGNEDOLI, Sabrina (NI, IT)

GUSMÃO, José (The Left, PT)

Citizenship and residence by investment schemes: MEPs debate

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juan Fernando L&#211;PEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Saskia BRICMONT (Greens/EFA, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nicolaus FEST (ID, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Patryk JAKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Konstantinos ARVANITIS (The Left, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sabrina PIGNEDOLI (NI, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), David CASA (EPP, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paul TANG (S&amp;D, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maite PAGAZAURTUND&#218;A (Renew, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ernest URTASUN (Greens/ALE, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jadwiga WI&#346;NIEWSKA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jos&#233; GUSM&#195;O (The Left, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sirpa PIETIK&#196;INEN (EPP, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Margarida MARQUES (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Giorgos GEORGIOU (The Left, CY), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tom&#225;&#353; ZDECHOVSK&#221; (EPP, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Malin BJ&#214;RK (The Left, SE), -