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 terrible tragedy of the current crisis in Gaza is something which, we are sure, we all feel,’ Equality Rights Group Chairman, Felix Alvarez has stated in response to the UN’s urgent call for assistance.
Following inaccurate reports in some sectors of the Spanish media, the Government says it wishes to clarify the circumstances of the arrest of two Spanish nationals on the 10th July and the subsequent confiscation of a vessel:
The Gibraltar Port Authority has recently recruited and trained an additional five Vessel Traffic System (VTS) operators, in order to improve and develop the Port and its infrastructure. These will complement the existing team of specialists.