• Government Disappointed at EU Parliament Delisting Vote
  • Government Disappointed at EU Parliament Delisting Vote

    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”). 

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Apr 14 - Chief Minister's 'Eastside Development' Comments Offer No Concessions To Spain – Number 6

The Government has replied to the latest accusations made by the GSD by stating that the Chief Minister has “not made any concession to Spain” in relation to reclamation or anything else calling Danny Feetham’s criticism of a remark made by Mr Picardo during a recent session of Direct Democracy “irresponsible and ill-considered…purposely misleading and wrong”.

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Apr 14 - UKIP MEP Candidate for Gibraltar Calls for Return of Royal Marine Presence to Protect BGTW

ukipFollowing a few weeks of its popularity rising in the polls, UKIP last week visited Gibraltar in an effort to launch their European Parliament election campaign, ahead of May’s voting day. Heading the campaign is former Tory Minister Neil Hamilton, who attributes his move to the UK Independence Party in 2002 to the decision to ‘start going straight’, following a number of turbulent years representing the Tories in Parliament.

The candidate presented to an almost empty room at the Eliott Hotel on Friday evening was Gawain Towler, a former UKIP Press Officer and small business owner. He pledged to bring a new wave of representation for Gibraltar in Brussels, insisting that he will ‘listen, speak, shout and cause as much hassle as possible’.

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