The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, today met with the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Lord David Cameron, at the Foreign Office in London in order to discuss the outstanding issues and matters in the ongoing negotiation with the European Union in relation to Gibraltar.
A Special Report on the EU and Gibraltar has featured in the April edition of the EU Parliament Magazine. The report is comprised of articles by the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, and Members of the European Parliament of a variety of nationalities. It focuses on the cross-border tensions created by Spain, and the unwarranted and detrimental impact that this has on Gibraltar’s EU membership.
During the recent Regional Bunker Forum held in Gibraltar by the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), the Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) took advantage of the wider activities surrounding this event to enhance and further develop its expertise. A session of the IBIA ‘Basic Bunkering Course’ was held onboard the Sunborn on the day preceding the Bunker Forum, and a number of GPA staff attended. The course covered the bunker supply chain, from the initial identification of a requirement for bunkers, to the purchase and delivery processes, verification, quality assurance, and potential pitfalls all the way to how to handle a claim.
easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, yesterday launched services from Gibraltar to Bristol.
The new route, which operates three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, is a year round service and provides the first regular scheduled direct service between Gibraltar and Bristol.