Muscat says technical experts should take decisions on citizenship schemes

Prime Minister toasts Malta's sale-of-citizenship scheme during conference in Geneva

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat addresses the Investment Migration Forum
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat addresses the Investment Migration Forum

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat insisted that technical experts, rather than politicians, should take decisions related to sale-of-citizenship schemes.

Addressing the Investment Migration Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, Muscat said that it was on this basis that Malta’s Individual Investment Programme (IIP) has proven successful.

“Despite all the controversies that surround such programmes, Malta’s scheme remains the only one that has earned the European Commission’s seal of approval,” he said. “Malta’s citizenship by investment scheme was the first of its kind in Europe and it has left a positive impact on the economy. Thanks to the scheme, we are managing to attract people who are willing to invest in the country.”