Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
Gibraltar Tourist Board will attend this year’s edition of the international travel trade fair ITB Berlin which is held in the German capital from 5th- 9th March. The ITB Berlin (Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin) is the world's premier tourism trade fair alongside FITUR and the World Travel Market.
In an abnormal meeting of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee, held in the Garrison Library this morning, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo highlighted the ‘excellent relationship’ shared between his Government and that of the UK. Answering questions from the panel, which could lead to a report on the issues being published, the Chief Minister said that results have shown that not enough is being done by the UK Government with regards to the Spain dispute, with frontier queues aas bad as ever. He spoke objectively on the matter, insisting that pedestrian queues in February had reached 90 minute waiting times.
A relatively low uptake of the invitation to register for the GRA’s ‘Opt-Out Register’ has resulted in the authority once again calling on individuals to consider whether they would benefit from appearing on the register.