የአውሮፓ ኮሚሽን ቆጵሮስ እነዚህን ፓስፖርቶች ስለሰጠች "የአውሮፓ እሴቶች አይሸጡም" በማለት ተችቷል እና "የአውሮፓ ዜግነትን ለገንዘብ ግኝቶች" ግብይቱን ይከሳል።
Previously, the European Commission criticized Cyprus for granting these passports, claiming that "European values are not for sale," and accusing the scheme of "trading European citizenship for financial gains."