Critics Condemn Latvia’s Golden Visa Program for Enabling Former Soviet Businessmen to Reside in the EU
Since Latvia entered the eurozone in 2014, its Cash-for-Residency program has generated debate. Although it has drawn international investment, particularly from bankers and real estate brokers, detractors contend that it has turned into a point of entry for shady businesspeople from the former Soviet Union looking to enter the EU. [...]