The states have recognized the benefits the programs bring

The Handelszeitung, a German-language Swiss newspaper — and oldest business newspaper in Switzerland — discusses the high demand for alternative citizenship in EU member states. Dr. Christian H. Kälin is quoted saying “the demand has multiplied due to Covid, and a completely new dimension has now been added to the usual motivation of visa-free access, personal security and diversification: namely the security of having access to good medical services.”