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 Rotary Club of Gibraltar held its annual Award Presentations at the Rock Hotel on Tuesday. The Rotarians offer these annual awards in recognition of people in our community worthy of special attention. The three awards presented on the evening covered the categories of, ‘a young person’, ‘a civil or public servant’, and ‘an elder’.
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia yesterday met with EU Migration and Border Management Commissioner Dimitris Avramopolous and discussed the latest developments at the land frontier between Gibraltar and Spain.
The GSD says it has been provided with a Report and Consolidated Financial Statement for the Gibraltar Football Association for the year ending 31 May 2014 which includes Stadium Development Costs in the sum of £835,792. The GSD says that note 7 of that statement provides that this sum includes payments made by the Gibraltar Government on behalf of the GFA in respect of the development of a new stadium that complies with UEFA requirements, and note 8 provides that the entire sum in respect of Stadium Development Costs is money due from the GFA to the Government of Gibraltar.