Yeah, I would guess there is relatively little overlap between the kinds of people willing and able to pay €650k for a passport, and those who have productive s

Yeah, I would guess there is relatively little overlap between the kinds of people willing and able to pay €650k for a passport, and those who have productive skills the EU is currently in need of. The EU needs more middle-class skilled labor, basically, ranging from skilled blue-collar workers to educated professionals. It doesn't really need Dubai sheikhs or Russian mobsters looking for a passport of convenience.