Concise, Clear, and Convincing - The Opinion of Advocate General Collins in Commission v Malta (Citizenship for Sale)

Abstract

While the rhetorical battle over citizenship by investment has been won by the EU institutions, its legal success is still up for debate. Last week Advocate General Collins delivered his much-anticipated Opinion in Commission v Malta, proposing that the Court dismisses the Commission’s challenge in a concise, clear, and, as I will explain, convincing legal opinion.

Keywords

• Citizenship by Investment
• EU citizenship
• Maltese investment citizenship
• Naturalization
• Nottebohm