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”).
Below follows the text of the Leader of the Opposition’s Political Broadcast which was aired on GBC yesterday evening:
What has unfolded over the last few weeks is very grave.
Mr Picardo who faces serious allegations about his conduct has, with his Government majority, passed a law which he can now use to protect himself in the very Inquiry investigating his conduct.
The Government of Gibraltar have published the accounts of all Government owned companies and Gibraltar Savings Bank owned companies, which are now freely available online in keeping with the directive given by the Chief Minister immediately following the Government’s re election.