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”).
Following the Organisational Development Review of the Gibraltar Defence Police in 2017, one of the key recommendations was for the delivery of further leadership and management training to managers within the Force. As part of a program of training and coaching delivered by Mark Little Associates, Inspectors, Sergeants and Defence Guard Service supervisors have been participating in a number of training sessions designed to further improve their leadership skills.
The Government says it has decided to take advantage of the extension to the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union in order to continue to progress with separate workstreams in preparation for both a deal and for a no deal Brexit. This follows the decision taken in the United Kingdom to stand down on some of the aspects in relation to planning for the latter.
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has announced that Kurt Looyens, former Country Executive for ABN AMRO Bank Spain, has been appointed as their new CEO.
Legal 500, one of the leading international legal directories which provides rankings of law firms based purely on client feedback, published their Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) results last week.