European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo, met in Brussels earlier today.
Following another tense week of Incursions in the bay and hefty frontier queues, Spanish Prime Minister took to Spain’s National Radio to declare that the relations between Spain and the UK are great. He added that the EU Commission’s report, released late last week insisted that there is a great deal of smuggling in Gibraltar.
The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS) has welcomed the £600 fine imposed recently imposed on the captain of the Spanish fishing boat, Divina Providencia for the offence of fishing with rakes contrary to the current provisions of the Nature Protection Act 1991 (NPA).
The group calls on the Government of Gibraltar not to give in to Spanish incursions by weakening our robust wildlife protection laws and further urges the Commissioner of Police to enforce the provisions of the NPA in BGTW and on land.
In aid of Childline Gibraltar, Service Police Officer, Master-At-Arms Bobby Stokes will next week carry out a 24-hour charity walk in fancy dress. He is offering the chance to win a cash prize to those who donate £1 and can guess how far Bobby will walk over the 24 hour period. The person closest to his actual distance covered will win half of the total amount raised.
Gibraltar’s inaugural philanthropic event, hosted by the Philanthropy Forum, was launched by former Prime Minister, Sir John Major, at a dinner event held in the Airport’s Wessex Lounge on Monday. Sir John is the Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse who, along with EY, Hassans and Isolas, founded the Forum earlier this year. Other attendees included the Chief Minister and Education Minister Gilbert Licudi.