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 has said that the latest statement from the GSD opposition “once again shows how they continue to make malicious and ill-informed statements to confuse the public in an attempt to denigrate work undertaken by the Government.”
The Ministry of Culture has announced that the refurbishment of the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre, carried out by Gibraltar Cultural Services, is now complete.
The Gibraltar National Dance Team has returned to the Rock after representing Gibraltar at the World Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary Championships. The event was staged in Wetzlar, Germany with 1,704 dancers from 27 nations and four continents taking part.
Number Six has said that the statement from Mr Feetham and the GSD on the vacancies in the Public Service is a “demonstration of their inconsistency on the issue.”