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.
The ESG has drawn attention to on-going LNG discussions in Gibraltar with concerns made to the group today of a potential ship to ship LNG transfer to be permitted by the Gibraltar Port Authority from vessels presently in the Bay.
HM Customs have arrested ten Spanish Nationals for being in possession of 108 cartons of cigarettes. The incident took place yesterday around Winston Churchill Avenue within an area demarcated as a Special Zone under the Tobacco Act. All those involved were arrested and have been released on bail. Their two vehicles were also seized.