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Golden Passports: The EU Furious With Two Countries ‘Selling’ EU Citizenship – TLDR News
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With Britain leaving the EU and increasing global tensions, European Citizenship is looking increasingly desirable to many people. So in this video, we’re looking at the two countries ‘selling’ EU citizenship and why the EU is so angry about it.
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1 – https://gk-lawfirm.com/practice-areas/cyprus-citizenship-by-investment-program/#:~:text=In%202020%20the%20following%20criteria,rental%20of%20it%20is%20permitted
2 – https://www.astons.com/citizenship-by-investment/cyprus/
3 – https://uk.reuters.com/article/cyprus-citizenship-int/after-outcry-cyprus-suspends-its-citizenship-for-cash-programme-idUSKBN26Y17D
4 – https://www.ft.com/content/827d5727-3cf7-4881-8925-ca8812628539
5 – https://www.ft.com/content/c834acfe-c053-4c8f-81db-61c0cbe29e68
6 – https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor
7 – https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_20_1655
8 – https://www.ft.com/content/76f61e1a-ff3d-11e9-b7bc-f3fa4e77dd47
9 – https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_20_1925
10 – https://www.politico.eu/article/golden-passports-malta-cyprus-eu-launches-legal-action/
11 – https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/com_2019_12_final_report.pdf
12 – https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/09/26/the-problem-of-the-eus-golden-passports?gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQiAk53-BRD0ARIsAJuNhpu8FKxyKe3W8YTkz0mWU_SoziIXck17MssLATj6i6FavD2ZGCqo8RYaAnBzEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
13 – https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/com_2019_12_final_report.pdf
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In this video, we thought we’d take a look at how it all went wrong for Macron: what he promised when he came to power, why much of it fell apart, and where France seems headed next.
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X posts:
https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2111880065088975333?s=20
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2111882865197625588?s=20
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2111849200379932912?s=20
France finances:
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.ft.com/content/9b252b46-a87c-45e7-a09a-45a39ce077b8?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Protest coverage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyd02yz22vo
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/10/17/france-faces-day-of-combined-protests_6758706_7.html
https://www.ft.com/content/7bd4ac59-61e6-4604-a96a-26e7096bf768?shareType=nongiftFrance
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The Gen Z protests in France have started to spread cross-border through to Spain, Portugal, Italy, and are continuing in Albania and Serbia, so, in this video, we’re taking a look at the underlying reasons behind these protests and what happens next.
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Europe Gen Z Protests
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/20/italy-spain-belgium-portugal-social-unrest-spreads-across-europe-amid-soaring-energy-prices-and-a-housing-crisis_6759435_4.html
https://www.rte.ie/news/a-european-perspective/2026/1020/1596095-spain-youth-protests/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/europe-protests-france-spain-portugal-2026-explainer
https://davekeating.substack.com/p/is-europe-about-to-have-an-1848-moment
France
https://youtu.be/D0lLgflRMKs
https://youtu.be/6Ilr4T6H9lY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c893v4gx2e47t
Italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/milan-luxury-shops-close-italy-to-deploy-troops-youth-protests-europe
https://timesofmalta.com/article/empty-shelves-eurospin-mosta-amid-fuel-protests-italy.1135882
Spain
https://youtu.be/HZs6eG1lB4I?si=09RhFsoQKhiA5m_t
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kej47095no
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/alquiler/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/venta/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps08/default/table
Portugal
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261017-tents-spring-up-in-lisbon-as-portugal-housing-protests-spread
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/venda/historico/
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/arrendamento/historico/
Serbia
https://youtu.be/Fjy6mFrB4gA?si=qo4y1xYBdUSAC0LS
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-election-vucic-b063b0ad14261bb74ad415bfed141941
Albania
https://youtu.be/pWa-aKVUmkE?si=E9x4fgsMM6pYzrgs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xjlpqgd3o
00:00 – Introduction
01:01 – France
02:05 – Italy
03:08 – Spain
04:10 – Portugal
04:39 – Albania
05:57 – Serbia
06:56 – Conclusion
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We take a closer look at the state of Hungary’s economy before Magyar took office, why markets are apparently enthused, and ask whether the enthusiasm is actually merited.
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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at the state of Serbian politics, why a student protest movement gained so much ground in the first place, and whether it actually stands a chance of beating Vucic’s party.
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Source list:
Student List program:
https://studenti.org.rs/en/plan/
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2105208664881557577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2105208664881557577%7Ctwgr%5E286dd96e36fbc96dbbcd3184e186b4f05377e279%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danas.rs%2Fvesti%2Fpolitika%2Fstudenti-o-sankcijama-rusiji%2F
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2055953192458834226
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/09/15/student-list-ready-serbia-elections/
Train station canopy collapse:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/1/mass-protests-planned-as-serbia-marks-anniversary-of-train-station-collapse
https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/president-vucic-inaugurates-novi-sad-subotica-high-speed-line/
CRTA report: https://crta.rs/en/first-interim-report-on-long-term-observation/
Snap elections:
https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-leader-aleksandar-vucic-calls-snap-elections-after-dissolving-countrys-parliament/
https://srpske.rs/en/news/ekonomija/2026/08/02/serbia-600-million-euro-cash-handout-payment-dates
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In this video, we’ll discuss the EU’s new plan to quietly tax US Big Tech – and whether it could work.
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The EU’s plan to capture US Big Tech revenue
https://www.ft.com/content/ad06ed89-f600-4694-8c95-7d53b6d3315b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brussels-looks-capture-big-tech-through-tax-large-corporations-ft-reports-2026-10-07/
EU rejects France’s calls for an EU-wide digital services tax
https://www.ft.com/content/e5a76494-71df-4ee0-a85f-b28f2c94ded6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.vatcalc.com/global/eu-holds-back-on-digital-services-tax-as-us-raises-retaliation-threat/
EU’s proposed CORE mechanism
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/08/28/the-commissions-foray-into-corporate-taxation-a-core-problem-for-the-eu-budget/
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/long-term-eu-budget/eu-budget-2028-2034_en#driving-prosperity-via-competitiveness-research-and-innovation
US exempted from Pillar 2 of OECD’s global minimum corporate tax agreement
https://youtu.be/85voZ2FJhZk?si=6jVOHTB5CBTKvigd
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/06/us-exemption-oecd-global-tax-deal-multinational-companies
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/08/oecd-deal-imposes-global-minimum-corporate-tax-of-15
G7 statement on global minimum tax
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/g7-statement-on-global-minimum-taxes.html
https://www.ey.com/en_gl/technical/tax-alerts/canada-g7-releases-statement-on-global-minimum-tax-pillar-two-and-canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax
European Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/
https://taxfoundation.org/testimony/pillar-one-digital-services-taxes/
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
Accusations of tax avoidance by Silicon Valley tech companies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/
https://itep.org/amazon-alphabet-meta-tesla-pro-trump-tech-companies-avoided-taxes/
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@lisadsouza5061
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
so EU is worried about rich comong to eu but not isis members showing at their border, afrocan pakistanis coming illegally.
@Maxime_K-G
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Honestly, Cyprus and Malta shouldn't even be a part of the EU. Cyprus is a country in Asia and Malta is an African island.
@boblol1465
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
8:48 give croatia teeth or else
@Neil_AZ
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Yea I love the new Willy Wonka movie's theme song. "He's got a golden passport, he's got a golden passport…." and the other hit song." The candy man can….the candy man can, he takes a little bit of love and just a tiny bit of hate and makes it a taste just ok." But that twist ending where Grandpa Joe gets mad and goes," let's go Charlie this twimp Mr. Wonka is trying to pull the old shim sham shuffle on us…you know the old bait and switch Charlie." And Charlie walks out of Mr. Wonka's office but then just before Grampa Joe walks out he turns around and pulls a German Luger out and blows half of Mr. Wonka's head off then he goes," there you go Wonka now you got half a head to match your half safe and half sink you piece of garbage." Then they show the shot from behind as Grampa Joe & Charlie are walking outside as they're leaving the chocolate factory grounds and Grampa says to Charlie," Charlie, your probably not gonna see grampa for a while, I'm going to be in Tijuana for a while to hide out and start a pyramid scheme. Charlie, you know what a pyramid sceme is?"
@dubbschultz1
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Why not be able to buy it? You can pretty much buy anything else. I don't agree with criminals being able to get one but anyone else should be able to.
@us1034
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Austria is selling passports to our 1% for 3.5 million each. I'm personally ecstatic as the uber wealthy cause 90% of the issues in our country. Can't wait to see them leave in the latter half of 2022.
@dpt6849
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Lets see. The Dutch are involved?
@harperwelch5147
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
I pay extra NOT to have advertisements on my YouTube channel. Hmm.
@pieroraisi7741
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
EU citizenship should not be for sale ideally. There should be a standardized and strict security control for all EU members or no golden passwords at all.
@bradavon
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Who isn't surprised the Italian citizenship test is just a little bit sexist? Italian women you don't count.
@bradavon
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
This is so fucked up.
@ItayAI
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Better than the millions coming without paying anything to these countries and just destroying them with things like Jihad.
The payers are good cause they help to the economy of the EU
@pointergod
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
These Jews mentioned at the end were forced and killed out of Europe. They had legitimate citizenship before the holocaust and WWII. The corresponding countries should give them and their descendants these rights without any type of fee. Because they deserve it historically they have the right to it. Unlike the main topic of the video. It is a completely different matter.
@dedomraz1265
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Every time eu brings the golden passports scheme
Bulgaria: Extreme sweating
@Cakersas
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Am from lithuania and i was born hear in lithuania
@skipp2107
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
It's not worth it A person who got that much money Has no interest in Europe
@morgancarvalho4408
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Portugal is as corrupt, golden visas to usually rich investors, Chinese and Indians. But, you can get Portuguese nationality in just three years, even if you deliver pizzas, that’s why now it’s full of Nepalese Brazilian and Bangladesh nationals everywhere. But you don’t need to go through the three year process if you have enough money.
@andriytroyan3888
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Passport is one things but anyone can buy there way in with golden visas….which leads to simple citizenship. So maybe passport is a big much faster but the loopholes exists
@georgewashington90
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Why don't you make video about getting EU citizenship just for staying for 5 years in any EU country. Of course you must pay for the 5 years rent, food and other bills.
@editorrbr2107
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
NOW the EU cares about security checks and who’s entering and moving freely about — not when 3 million people flooded the borders; a handful of wealthy investors are the issue.
@oraclex2976
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Cyprus is full of Russians. Maybe that says something. And as for Malta — there are more Maltese outside the country than in it.
@fifacraft49
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Called anchor baby in America
@MrJosephLG
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
I got Spanish passport after two years of residency as citizen of former spanish colony
@TrumpSupporter2024
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
Why have a golden passport, when you can have a beautiful bloo one?
@avancalledrupert5130
March 1, 2024 at 2:05 am
How much ? How do I get one? . I can't afford a house in Britain ever . I could put a Portuguese one on my credit card.
5 minutes later , o it's about 3 British house's guess I will keep living in a van 🙄