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 issued the following statement after an incident involving the Guardia Civil earlier today:
The Government announced the creation of reefs in different parts of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW) as part of its marine protection strategy when it published the fishing report.
Officers of HM Customs disrupted an attempt to export cigarettes from the area of Mons Calpe Road yesterday. A Spanish registered jet-ski was intercepted as it approached the coastline and the two occupants fled the scene out of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. Customs retrieved 10,000 cigarettes (50 cartons) from the sea in Waterport basin.