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”).
Once again, the Government of Gibraltar is pleased to invite applications for scholarships from suitably qualified candidates to study at the College of Europe during the 2016/2017 academic year. The College of Europe, with campuses in Bruges (Belgium) and Natolin (Poland), is one of the most prestigious European universities, offering postgraduate courses in European legal, economic or political studies. Many graduates from the College of Europe go on to work in the institutions of the European Union.
The Government has said it is extremely pleased to announce that once again, Gibraltar has ranked as the leader in environmental governance amongst the UK Overseas Territories. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) conducted an analysis which aims to qualify the significant progress made towards high level pledges on environmental governance. The outcome of this analysis reports that Gibraltar once again emerges as the Overseas Territory with the strongest level of environmental governance, and the only territory that was rated as strong across the board.
As part of Operation GibWatch, the Royal Gibraltar Police are once again embarking on their annual crime awareness and safety advice campaign in the lead up to this year’s Christmas festivities.
“Whether you agree with him or not, or vote for him or not, who can really doubt the very substantial contribution Joe Bossano has made to Gibraltar over more than four decades?” Equality Rights Group (ERG) Chairman, Felix Alvarez, has said in a statement to the press.