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”).
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, today celebrates flying 1 million passengers from Gibraltar less than seven years after starting flights from the airport.
easyJet began operating flights between Gibraltar and London Gatwick in April 2008 and now carries 130,000 passengers annually.
HMS Duncan, the Royal Navy’s newest warship, will call into Gibraltar today to top up on fuel and supplies, as she continues on her maiden deployment from Portsmouth.
The Government says it notes the Opposition’s latest press release on the issue of LNG bunkering and agrees that, in terms of the potential for future economic growth, LNG bunkering is a matter of public interest. However, Number Six stresses that the public do not need to have any concerns about LNG bunkering, contrary to what Mr Feetham would like them to believe.