European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos has confirmed that authorities in Malta have been requested to provide information about the 7,000 Schengen visas reportedly issued over an 18-month period.

“On the basis of this information, the Commission will assess whether those practices are in line with the relevant Union law,” he said.

Avramopoulos’ statement is in response to a European Parliamentary question asked by French MEP Elisabeth Morin-...