The Government says it notes, “with disappointment”, the European Parliament’s objection, today, to the entry into force of the European Commission’s decision to remove certain jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, from the EU’s list of ‘high-risk’ third-countries with strategic deficiencies as regards anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”).
The Ex M.O.D. Convenor and now Chairman of the Private Sector of Unite, Juan Pecino, has condemned what he describes as the “humiliation and provocation” by the Ministry of Defence towards the union and its members.
The Government has said that the advertisement by the GSD published in today's Gibraltar Chronicle and no other newspaper, “ignores all the information” set out in the Chief Minister's Budget speech and his reply to those from members of the Opposition.
The GSD notes the current dispute between the MoD and the local branch of Unite the Union and calls upon the parties to spare no effort in resolving it as soon as possible for the sake of the local workforce.