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”).
William Dartmouth,the UK Independence Party MEP for the South West and Gibraltar,today demanded that Spain put an end to its propaganda campaign against Gibraltar.
Lord Dartmouth said today, "When you have a Spanish MEP claiming that there is illicit arms trade from Gibraltar and then says in the next breath that he has no evidence to back up his claim they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel.
"His remarks seem to be designed to justify the delays of several hours imposed by people coming and going through border controls.
The Royal Gibraltar Police has received an unofficial report from Guardia Civil to the effect that a small number of missiles have been thrown at Guardia Civil officers on duty at the frontier yesterday afternoon. This has allegedly taken place at the peak of extensive queues to exit Gibraltar which at their height reached four hours.
For one week, seven local acts competed for three places on the Main Stage. Over 2800 votes were cast by the public; more than £1,400 will now be donated by Gibtelecom to the GBC Open Day as a result of the phone voting.