Cyprus is finally making it harder for people to buy their way into the EU

July 2018 Quartz
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This article covers Cyprus tightening its citizenship-by-investment ‘golden passport’ program, which since 2013 granted EU passports to foreign investors spending 2 million euros in as few as 90 days. Starting August 2018, new rules introduced a six-month waiting period and greater scrutiny of applications.