CGO: More than half of economic citizenships given to people of Russian origin

In the top 10 most common countries of origin of applicants, in addition to Russia, there are also China (190), the USA (107), Ukraine (59), Vietnam (49), Lebanon (45), Belarus (43), the Republic of South Africa (40), Turkey (39) and Egypt (38)

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Montenegro granted 2.074 economic citizenships in period from January 1, 2019 to June 10, 2024, data from the Center for Civic Education (CGO),

Of that number, more than half (1.055) were given to people of Russian origin.

"In the top 10 most common countries of origin of applicants, in addition to Russia, there are also China (190), USA (107), Ukraine (59), Vietnam (49), Lebanon (45), Belarus (43), Republic of South Africa (40) , Turkey (39) and Egypt (38). An additional 363 applicants are from 63 different countries, among which the countries of Asia and Africa dominate, while for 63 new citizens, the CGE has no data on origin," the CGE announced.

Montenegrin citizenship in accordance with the Economic Citizenship Program, as they point out, has so far not been granted to only those who originate from the continents of South America and Antarctica.

"CGO previously gave a cross-section of these citizenships according to the number that was granted in each of the previous four governments, and soon a study will be published that gives a more detailed insight into the implementation of the controversial Economic Citizenship Program," the announcement reads.

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