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 Gibraltar Government has said that the visit of Foreign Secretary Hammond to Madrid is part of his tour of all European capitals ahead of the general election in respect of the Prime Minster's stated agenda to renegotiate EU treaties.
The Opposition has congratulated the Government on the launch of the new mental health facility ‘Ocean Views’. The GSD also welcomed the ‘new approach to mental health care within an environment of healing and meaningful rehabilitation.’
HQBF Corporal Chris Royale recently became a volunteer for the Gibraltar Cancer Relief Centre, where he will carry out gardening and general maintenance tasks. He arrived in Gibraltar last November, looking for a charity he felt passionate about.