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Residence by investment programmes are available in several EU countries. These programmes grant visas in return for investments in specified areas. Drawing on a new study,
Kristin Surak
examines the uptake of these programmes across the EU, the characteristics of applicants, and the nature of their investments.
Who wants to buy a visa? The spread of so-called golden visa programmes over the past decade has raised many questions about these opportunities to gain a residence permit – for those who can afford it. All one needs to do is park around €250,000 or so in a specified investment area – usually real estate, bank deposits, or government bonds – and go through a standard application process, which can take just a few weeks. Spouses, children, and sometimes even parents can be included on the application, securing residence benefits for the whole family. Such programmes can be found around the world and are quite common in Europe, where half of
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Greece’s Foreign Affairs Secretary General and President of the Ministry’s export agency, Enterprise Greece, Ioannis Smyrlis, addressing the ‘China and Greece: The New Silk Road’ forum cited Cosco’s key investment at the port of Piraeus, the founding of a Bank of China branch in Athens, and the Belt and Road Initiative itself as examples of the ongoing collaboration with China.
Enterprise Greece facilitates bilateral trade and investments in several sectors, including tourism, real estate, agriculture and food, transport and energy, among others.
Despite the impact of Covid-19 and the negative effects it had on the financial results on some business units, like the cruise, ferry and car terminal, the Cosco Shipping managed Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) in a briefing to the Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association said it achieved the uninterrupted continuation of port activities in conditions of safety, without placing any employee on temporary suspension.