European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for ForeignAffairs José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels on Thursday 16th May.
Local Borders and Coastguard Officers have been training with Borderpol, an international organisation whose mission is to promote improved international borders by working with border security agencies. The organisation aims to enhance human mobility whilst at the same time achieving traveller safety and the improved security of border control systems. Charles Stevens, a Borderpol representative and an international expert in Travel Document Security, delivered an eight module course in Document Security and Document Fraud Detection to a group of senior officers of the Borders and Coastguard Agency (BCA).
The Minister for Business and Employment, Neil Costa, has just returned from the UK on a visit to familiarise himself with the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal processes in the UK. The Minister was accompanied by Mr John Paul Fa, the Ministry’s Legal Counsel.
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (FSC) has launched a dedicated section for applicants on its website. The changes are aimed at potential applicants and also provide support for those currently licensed.
A team of Service personnel recently volunteered to clear an overgrown area at the Cancer Relief Centre in preparation for landscapers to create a Tranquillity Garden.