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 welcomed the return of the Royal Engineers to Gibraltar and their assistance with the continuing development of the works at the Northern Defences. It will be recalled that this system of tunnels and fortifications was carved into the face of the Rock by their predecessors hundreds of years ago.
The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (the “GRA”), as the Information Commissioner, has today published a Guidance Note which aims to assist in ensuring data protection compliance in the employment context, as required by the Gibraltar General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2004.
Two more drivers have been arrested for drink-driving related offences in the last 24 hours – with both drivers almost four times over the legal limit.
Faced with the news of the delay in concluding the agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom on Gibraltar, the Cross Frontier Group has urged negotiators to reach an agreement satisfactory to both parties by the new scheduled date. Despite the technical and political difficulties implicit in the negotiations, the Cross Frontier Group says it hopes that the outcome of these negotiations will make the proclaimed area of shared prosperity a reality.