{"id":108416,"date":"2020-11-09T22:18:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-google-ceo-schmidt-reportedly-close-to-purchase-of-eu-passport\/"},"modified":"2020-11-09T22:18:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:18:58","slug":"ex-google-ceo-schmidt-reportedly-close-to-purchase-of-eu-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-google-ceo-schmidt-reportedly-close-to-purchase-of-eu-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-Google CEO Schmidt reportedly close to purchase of EU passport"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Ex-Google CEO Schmidt reportedly close to purchase of EU passport<\/strong>”
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\n Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is reportedly trying to get his hands on a European passport.<\/p>\n

The 65-year-old tech tycoon \u2014 whose string of extra-marital affairs have made him a regular fixture on Page Six<\/a> \u2014 is finalizing a plan to become a citizen of the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Recode reported on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The documentation would allow Schmidt, who was born in Virginia, to bypass strict COVID-19 related travel<\/a> bans on the continent.<\/p>\n

Cyprus law allows foreigners to app<\/a>ly for citizenship if they have held property on the island worth at least 2 million euros for more than 5 years. It is far more commonly taken advantage of by Russian oligarchs than US tech moguls, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Schmidt, who led the search giant from 2001 until 2011, is currently the 82nd richest person on earth with a net worth of $19.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.<\/p>\n

Al Jazeera recently reported<\/a> that Cypriot officials have \u201cexpressed a willingness to sell EU passports to criminals.\u201d \u00a0The European Union last month said it would crack down on the Cypriot policy, saying that it effectively sells European citizenship.<\/p>\n

The law is being phased out this month, meaning that Schmidt and his family will be some of the last people who are able to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n

Schmidt did not respond to questions about why he was pursuing Cypriot citizenship, but likely applied within the last 12 months.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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