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”).
In line with the Government’s ongoing programme to improve the Upper Rock, the Gibraltar Nature Reserve Management Team has recently completed a number of projects in different areas of the Upper Rock such as the Governor’s Lookout, O’Hara’s Battery and Jew’s Gate.
The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS) has written to the Chief Minister and the Self-Determination for Gibraltar Group in order to reiterate its opposition to the release of balloons as part of Gibraltar's National Day festivities.