Malta’s parliament approved a controversial bill on November 12 allowing people to buy Maltese citizenship, including a Maltese passport and access to the EU’s Schengen Area, for €650,000, writes the Times of Malta.

The amendments to the Maltese Citzenship Act were criticised by the opposition as “prostituting Malta for the paltry sum of €650,000,” added the daily, while street demonstrations were held outside Parliament in protest at the changes.

The bill will now be sent to the president’s office to be signed into law, writes Malta Today, adding –