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25 maltatoday, Sunday, 18 May 2014 Events The Henley & Partners Forum 28-29 May 2014 The Henley & Partners Forum 2014 will present the latest developments in Residence and Citizenship Planning. It will explore the most important opportunities and programs operating today, from the world's newest citizenship program in Malta to those in Canada, the US, Switzerland and the Caribbean, among others. The world's most respected and relevant professionals in the field, along with key government representatives and leading academics will be present; and there will be opportunities to network and socialise in the elegant setting of one of Malta's best hotels. All attendees will also receive a copy of the recently published book "Global Citizens: A Journey". Key Speakers include: • The Hon. Dr. Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta • The Hon. Manuel Mallia, Minister for Home Affairs and National Security, Malta • The Hon. Vance Amory, Premier of Nevis • Professor Peter J. Spiro, Charles R. Weiner Professor of Law, Temple University, Philadelphia • Marvin Gaerty, Comissioner for Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Malta • Professor Dr. Dimitry Kochenov, Chair in EU Constitutional and Citizenship Law, University of Groningen, Netherlands • Tim Mohr, Principal, BDO Consulting, New York • Julia Onslow-Cole, Head of Global Immigration, PwC, London To register for the conference, readers may benefit from a special 25% discount by using the code VIPtoday when registering here: henleyglobal.com/MT2. This is a special readers offer from Henley & Partners. AP Visa Restrictions Index The Henley & Partners Visa Re- strictions Index is a global rank- ing of countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy. Henley & Partners has ana- lyzed the visa regulations of all the countries and territories in the world and created an index which ranks countries according to the visa-free access their citizens enjoy to other countries. This is the first time that a global ranking shows the international travel freedom of citizens as well as the international relations and status of individual countries relative to others. In today's globalized world, visa restrictions play an important role in controlling the movement of foreign nationals across borders. Almost all countries now require visas from certain non-nationals who wish to enter their terri- tory. Visa requirements are also an expression of the relationships between individual nations, and generally reflect the relations and status of a country within the in- ternational community of nations. AP This is a paid adverT