CETĂŢENIA EUROPEANĂ – DE VÂNZARE? CONSIDERAŢII DESPRE HOTĂRÂREA DIN 29 APRILIE 2025 PRONUNŢATĂ ÎN CAUZA C-181/23 (COMISIA EUROPEANĂ VS. REPUBLICA MALTA)
EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP – FOR SALE? CONSIDERATIONS ON THE JUDGMENT OF 29 APRIL 2025 DELIVERED IN CASE C-181/23 (EUROPEAN COMMISSION V. REPUBLIC OF MALTA)

Summary/Abstract: The judgment delivered on 29 April 2025 by the CJEU in Case C-181/23, European Commission v. Republic of Malta, has sparked extensive debate in legal scholarship. While some authors have argued that the judgment safeguards the integrity of EU citizenship by eliminating the commercialization of European citizenship status and by strengthening cooperation among Member States, others have challenged the existence of a solid basis in the EU Treaties for prohibiting investment-based citizenship schemes and have strongly criticized the Court’s reasoning. In the present study, we aim primarily to set out the pillars on which the CJEU’s reasoning is built and, going beyond doctrinal debates concerning the soundness and relevance of the legal arguments employed by the Court, to highlight the practical implications of the judgment, together with the series of uncertainties it introduces.

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