EU’s latest attack on CBI

[HardRJones]

https://www.imidaily.com/europe/eu-...al-to-cut-visa-free-access-for-cbi-countries/

The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) has voted to approve amendments to EU visa regulations that would explicitly target countries offering citizenship by investment (CBI) programs, potentially endangering visa-free access to Europe for numerous nations, including the Caribbean Five.

What do these citizenships offer if visa-free EU access is lost?

I can’t imagine that Malta or others within the bloc will be allowed to continue with their programs if this passes.

Will we see places like the Solomon Islands abandon their plans for programs?

 

[daniels27]

Why would the EU want to implicitly sell visa-free access when control and government contribution go elsewhere?

 

[Martin Everson]

What do these citizenships offer if visa-free EU access is lost?

You know there are more countries to visit than those in EU...lol?

 

[Alonzo]

Does that mean Malta and Cyprus will lost access to mainland EU? If not then this doesn't make sense.

 

[kokunut]

Does that mean Malta and Cyprus will lost access to mainland EU? If not then this doesn't make sense.

Either a country is a member of the EU or it’s not, they can’t suddenly start dividing EU countries into different categories among themselves, can they?

 

[daniels27]

Either a country is a member of the EU or it’s not, they can’t suddenly start dividing EU countries into different categories among themselves, can they?

Not all are part of Schengen and some latecomers were even excluded from Schengen at their very first bringing.

 

[HardRJones]

Not all are part of Schengen and some latecomers were even excluded from Schengen at their very first bringing.

This is true but I doubt they’ll kick Malta out of Schengen. I wonder if they’ll apply pressure on some of these golden visa schemes within the EU next.

Why would the EU want to implicitly sell visa-free access when control and government contribution go elsewhere?

No value judgement from me, but it makes sense from their perspective. I’m honestly surprised at some of the places they allow to have visa free access compared to Australia or Canada, for example.

You know there are more countries to visit than those in EU...lol?

Ok. South America? Most passports have full or partial access and Paraguay has a useful residency program. Southeast Asia? Most passports have access. FVEY? They don’t have access anyway. Sub-Saharan Africa? Not a draw. MENA? No access that you can’t get through most other passports. Russia? Not many people are going these days. China? Most don’t have access anyway. CARICOM? Maybe. We all realize who gets these things and why. I doubt the target audience is Nigerian warlords who want to visit Brazil visa free or sun their skin on the beaches of Antigua.

Does that mean Malta and Cyprus will lost access to mainland EU? If not then this doesn't make sense.

There’s some hypocrisy there or it’s the first step of a larger plan.