{"id":269,"date":"2021-04-03T06:56:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T06:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigranttravels.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/03\/are-cyprus-golden-passports-legal-inside-story\/"},"modified":"2021-04-03T06:56:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T06:56:39","slug":"are-cyprus-golden-passports-legal-inside-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigranttravels.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/03\/are-cyprus-golden-passports-legal-inside-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Cyprus' 'Golden Passports' legal? | Inside Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Al Jazeera investigation has revealed Cyprus has been providing European passports to convicted criminals and high-level political figures.
\nThe large leak of passport data to our Investigative Unit exposes serious flaws to the island’s so-called ‘golden passport’ scheme, that’s generated more than $8 billion for its government.
\nThe European Justice Commissioner says he\u2019ll consider legal action against Cyprus.
\nBut can it be stopped?<\/p>\n

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra<\/p>\n

Guests
\nLaure Brillaud, Senior Policy Officer at Transparency International covering the European Union.
\nPraxoula Antoniadou, President of United Democrats political party and former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Cyprus.
\nJelena Dzankic, Co-Director of the Global Citizenship Observatory at the European University Institute. <\/p>\n

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