Daiva Repeckaite

Nov 18, 2024 | euobserver.com | Daiva Repeckaite

OpinionSeveral EU governments offer non-EU nationals residency by investment, but scandals in the sector and the cost of living crisis are pushing countries to reconsider such exchanges. Some countries have scrapped these schemes altogether, others raised the bar or no longer accept investment in real estate alone. Amid these changes, Malta continues inviting non-EU nationals to exchange a rather modest investment in real estate for a right to travel and live in the EU.

Oct 9, 2024 | occrp.org | Daiva Repeckaite

Malta is the sole remaining EU member state to offer citizenship by investment after Bulgaria and Cyprus scrapped their programs under pressure from the European Commission. The Commission brought a legal challenge against Malta in 2022. A ruling in Malta’s favor could encourage other member states to revive or launch their own citizenship-by-investment programs, said Eka Rostomashvili of the advocacy group Transparency International.

Oct 7, 2024 | equaltimes.org | Daiva Repeckaite

Un grupo de adolescentes mira atentamente el paisaje urbano, luego echan un vistazo a sus teléfonos, discuten y continúan resueltamente su camino. Puede parecer que están coleccionando un nuevo y equivalente de Pokémon –un juego en línea que utiliza fondos de la vida real–, pero en realidad están a la caza de desinformación.

Oct 7, 2024 | equaltimes.org | Daiva Repeckaite

A group of teenagers intently look around the streetscape, then glance at their phones, chat, and resolutely hurry on. It may look like they are collecting some new equivalent of Pokémon – where an online game uses real-life backgrounds – but they are hunting for disinformation.

Jun 29, 2024 | infolibre.es | Selma Mhaoud |Sana Sbouai |Daiva Repeckaite |Katie Sawyer

El Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI), creado en 1989 por el G-7 para luchar contra el blanqueo de capitales, retiró el pasado febrero de su lista gris a los Emiratos Árabes Unidos. Consideró entonces que el país del Golfo Pérsico había hecho “progresos significativos” en ese ámbito, incluidas mejoras en la capacidad para investigar y procesar a los infractores.