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”).
In response to questions regarding the Royal Navy’s presence in Gibraltar, Andrew Murrison (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence) has revealed that the last time there was a large warship permanently based in the Rock was in 1984 when the Tribal class destroyer HMS Gurkha left.
Shadow Europe Minister Gareth Thomas has this week urged Foreign Secretary William Hague to press the European Commission to take further action, following their visit to Gibraltar year, and their letter to the Gibraltar Government recommending that they further clamp down on tobacco smuggling between Gibraltar and Spain.
A video exposing the daily misery faced by cross-frontier workers has been posted on YouTube ahead of a demonstration against what have been described as the “disproportionate” and “disruptive” border checks conducted by the Spanish authorities.
In aid of the local ‘Action 4 Schools’ Sierra Leone charity mission a Mozart Recital will be held on Thursday 6th February at 8pm at The King’s Chapel.