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”).
Local man Borja Polvillo Martin (also known as Borja Bossino), born 25/08/82, was today sentenced to 10 months imprisonment by Justice Barrington Black in the Supreme Court following the theft of a neighbour’s laptop.
Mr. Bossino, represented by Justin Phillips, had a previous string of drug related convictions and pleaded guilty to the charge of Domestic Burglary following an incident that occurred in October 2013. Bossino committed the crime whilst under a probation order placed on him by the court in August 2012 for former drug related charges.
A Government statement on this afternoon’s vote in the European Parliament to exclude Gibraltar from the Single European Sky Regulation thanks Gibraltar Lib Dem MEP Sir Graham Watson for his hard work in campaigning for Gibraltar.
Voting in the European Parliament this morning on an update to the Single European Sky legislation, MEPs have chosen to exclude Gibraltar from the legislation, which covers the safe and efficient utilisation of airspace and the air traffic management system, within the EU.