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Golden Visas: 'It's a prostitution of Schengen'

Video. Golden Visas: 'It's a prostitution of Schengen'

Updated: 11/10/2018 - 9:19 GMT+2

Transparency International's latest report claims that in the last 10 years, the EU has welcomed thousands of new citizens and close to 100,000 new residents through the Golden Visas scheme. Spain, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal and the UK have granted the highest number of golden visas.

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