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.
The Government has today responded to the GSD’s recent comments on the Government’s ‘political hypocrisy’ claiming that they have already made its position clear in relation to the housing issues, which is how the current debate started. A No.6 statement added, ‘While such discussion and debate is healthy in a democratic society, the Opposition has to understand that the infantile tone and content of its latest statement does nothing positive to promote serious debate.
The UK Government’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander will pay a visit to Gibraltar this week. Mr. Alexander, who’s responsibilities include public expenditure in the areas of capital investment and public sector pay and pensions, will hold meetings with Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia.
The Gibraltar Health Authority is now inviting nominations for the 2013/14 staff awards programme. The programme, established in 2006, is designed to recognise and reward examples of individual and team excellence in the provision of care by GHA staff. Nominations can be made by patients, patients’ relatives, carers and friends who have received or witnessed the provision of excellent care either to themselves or others. Each nomination must be supported by a citation detailing the care experienced or witnessed by the nominator.
The GSD says that the Government’s latest statement on the power station is just another example of Mr Picardo’s “hypocrisy” and the “do as I say but not as I do” philosophy that it claims is epitomizing his tenure as Chief Minister.