EU citizenship up for grabs at $800,000  Becoming a European
Union citizen just got a lot easier, if you have $880,000 i.e.
In a move to quickly raise some funds, Malta plans to sell 1,800
passports for around €650,000 ($880,000) a pop to prospective
citizens. Each applicant can then buy additional passports for
children up to 26 years old, for their spouse, and his or her
spouse’s parents and grandparents, for between €25,000 ($33,900)
and €50,000 ($67,900) per head. The scheme will provide money
for a €1 billion ($1.35 billion) investment fund in the
Mediterranean country, whose national budget is just €3 billion
($4 billion) a year.  Malta has hired British consultancy firm,
Henley & Partners to design the legal and administrative
structures behind the project. In return, it will get a four per
cent cut of the passport fees.  The new EU passport holders will
then be able to travel and work in all 28 EU states, a point
that is creating some uproar amongst member countries. While
several EU states have simil