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”).
The Government’s Department of the Environment is finalising its work on the production of legislation to govern local angling, spearfishing, diving and the activity of dolphin tourism vessels, as well as fishing for tuna within BGTW. This follows extensive consultation with stakeholders.
The GSD party says it notes “with regret the lengths the Chief Minister is going to in order to shield from public scrutiny the manner in which Mr. Albert Mena was appointed to the powerful constitutional post of Financial Secretary as well as how much Mr. Mena is being paid.”