Jan 23 - Dr. Garcia European Policy Centre Speech - Full Text

Written on 23 January 2015.

Here's the full text of Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Garcia's speech at the European Policy Centre yesterday. Throughout, he touched upon the Spanish position on frontier controls and other issues faced by Gibraltar:

'Good afternoon,

It is a pleasure to be here today for this briefing on the situation of Gibraltar in the European Union. I am very grateful to the European Policy Centre for the opportunity.

I am grateful firstly because the position of Gibraltar is generally not well known and secondly because it gives me the opportunity, on behalf of the Government and the people that I represent, to provide an accurate assessment of a position which has often been misrepresented.

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Jan 23 - Local Businessman Charged With Sexual Assault On A Child

Written on 23 January 2015.

69 year old local businessman Frederick Parody of Almond Lodge, Montagu Gardens faced the Magistrates’ Court this morning on charges on Sexual Assault upon a Child under the age of 13.

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Gibraltar Crime Report for 22nd January 2015

Written on 23 January 2015.

From 0700hrs the 22/01/2015 to 0700hrs the 23/01/2015

Arrests

9 Arrest on the Strength of a Warrant

2 Arrest for Driving Whilst over the Prescribed Limit

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Jan 22 - Dr Garcia Denounces Spanish Position on Frontier Controls to European Policy Centre

Written on 22 January 2015.

In an address to the European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels yesterday evening, the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia declared that Spain ‘cannot be allowed to hold the whole of Europe to ransom in pursuit of her narrow political interests over Gibraltar’.

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