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Alexey Vladimorovich Kononenko, better known as Alexey Shor, and his many passports.

The many passports (and alias) of the mystery orchestra composer

Alexey Shor went from a complete unknown to being described as 'one of the most prolific composers of our time'

February 23, 2023| Jacob Borg

Two superyachts sit in Malta's Grand Harbour. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Malta's mega rich: Two billionaires and counting, say leading passport agents

Henley & Partners claims Malta has 9,400 high-net-worth investors

June 14, 2022| Ivan Martin

The legally tricky manoeuvre would punish sanctioned members of the Russian and Belarussian elite who had paid their way to EU nationality with vast investments in countries such as Cyprus, Malta and Bulgaria. File photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Brussels wants sanctioned Russians stripped of 'golden passports'

Disciplinary proceedings against Cyprus and Malta were launched in 2020

March 28, 2022| Times of Malta, AFP

Robert Abela lent his Żejtun address to rich Russian passport hopefuls

PM raked in thousands of euros for phantom rent at ODZ address

March 20, 2022| Jacob Borg, Sarah Carabott

A look at some of the rich Russians drawn to a Maltese passport

Malta’s cash-for-passports scheme was an instant hit with rich Russians. In its first full year of operation, 54.3 per cent of applications were submitted from Russia. The flood of prospective passport buyers from Russia even led Identity Malta, the...

March 9, 2022| Jacob Borg

Suspending Russian passport applications was 'not u-turn', Abela insists

Russian and Belarussian applications were suspended after Ukraine invasion

March 5, 2022| Ivan Martin

Gold trading company Polyus, run by Maltese passport buyer Pavel Grachev, has been suspended from trading on the London Stock Exchange.

Russian company run by Malta passport buyer barred from London stock exchange

Polyus is one of 27 Russian-linked companies suspended from the stock exchange

March 3, 2022| Jacob Borg

As it happened: Election watch - day 11

Updates from the 2022 general election campaign as they happen

March 3, 2022| Sarah Carabott, Rosanne Zammit

Runners at the finish line of the 2020 Malta Marathon. File photo.

Malta Marathon cancelled following clash over proposed route

Race was set to be held on March 6

February 15, 2022| Times of Malta

Sports coach convicted of defilement in 1970s denied bail over abuse of teenager

Girl needed psychiatric help after showing suicide ideation

October 25, 2021| Edwina Brincat

Prime Minister Robert Abela Photo: Labour Party

Prime Minister says environment is one of government's top priorities

Reiterates case for cash-for-passports scheme

June 13, 2021| Giulia Magri

Malta’s Individual Investor Programme was mired in controversy from the very beginning. File photo.

Cash for passports: EU threatens legal action against Malta

Malta 'firmly' reiterates that citizenship is a national competence

June 9, 2021| Ivan Martin

Scrap cash-for-passport scheme, revise citizenship laws - Repubblika

'Malta’s citizenship should not be offered to anyone against a price'

April 30, 2021| Times of Malta

Robert Abela defends passport scheme despite abuses being found

PM says programme should continue to operate with necessary 'safeguards'

April 25, 2021| Times of Malta

The passport scheme’s problem

The decision by some EU states, including Malta, to issue golden passports to wealthy third-country individuals who want easy access to the EU has legitimately raised concerns. It even prompted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to...

April 25, 2021| Times of Malta