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Cyprus passport scandal: Court restores investor citizenship

Five years after the findings of the inquiry led by Myron Nicolatos triggered a wave of citizenship revocations linked...
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Cyprus closes “Golden Passport” loopholes following EU demands

StockWatch reports that Cyprus is moving ahead with significant legislative amendments to the law governing the granting of Cypriot...
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Cyprus’ golden visa praised; fast-track citizenship sparks debate

Praised as one of the world's leading residency programmes, Cyprus now faces questions at home over new citizenship rules...
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Political parties react to Auditor General’s report

Cyprus' political landscape was once again stirred this week as the findings of the Auditor General's latest report on...
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Political parties got €1.1M donations from Golden Passport Scheme

Cypriot political parties received more than €1.1 million in donations from individuals and companies connected to the Cyprus Investment...
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Citizenship of 304 fraudsters & family members revoked

Cyprus is revoking hundreds of citizenships granted under its once-lucrative Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP), revealing how criminals and...
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Politis names revoked “Golden Passports” investors

Procedures are underway to revoke problematic "golden passports" granted under the island’s disgraced Citizenship by Investment scheme, which was...
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Eight golden passports go up in smoke & citizenship revoked

No less than eight further individuals have seen their golden passports go up in smoke and their Cyprus citizenship...
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Jho Low’s citizenship revoked

The cabinet confirmed it has revoked the citizenship of fugitive Malaysian businessman Jho Low. Low, wanted by Interpol for significant...
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Investigation into Jho Low golden passport case continues

Authorities are nearing the completion of their investigation into how Malaysian fugitive Jho Low obtained Cypriot citizenship in 2015....
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Cyprus raises bar further for citizenship

The Republic of Cyprus has introduced significant amendments to the law that govern naturalisation of foreign nationals based on...
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Law firms failed due diligence for golden passports

According to the Bar Association, some of Cyprus' largest law firms lacked due diligence checks on foreign investors granted...
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Golden passport scheme ‘rotten’ to its core

The Cyprus Citizenship for Investment (a.k.a Golden Passport) scheme was "rotten" to its core, while several actions of government...
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Four charged in golden passport expose

Four individuals have been charged with conspiracy for their role in granting golden passports to foreign investors and will...
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More ‘Golden Passports’ revoked

The Council of Ministers has decided to revoke the citizenship of four further Russians and their families who obtained...
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Passports revoked and law firms fined

The Council of Ministers has decided to revoke the passports of four Russians and their families who were granted...
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Ban golden passports & regulate golden visas

'Golden passports' are "objectionable from an ethical, legal and economic point of view and pose several serious security risks" MEPs...
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Cyprus progress against money laundering

Cyprus has room to improve in fighting money laundering and the financing of terrorism, despite 'some' progress recorded in...
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Former MPs face prosecution over passport scandal

Police are requesting the prosecution of former House Speaker Demetris Syllouris and ex-AKEL MP Christakis Giovani implicated in the...
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Al Jazeera Cyprus Papers awarded bronze

The investigative report 'The Cyprus Papers' earnt Al Jazerra a bronze at the New York TV & Film Awards,...
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