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.
In a question put to the Foreign Secretary William Hague by Conservative MP for Romford, Andrew Rosindell, the matter of La Linea’s Alcaidesa Marina being partly constructed in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters was raised. In response, Minister for Europe, David Lidington, speaking on behalf of the Foreign Secretary, said that less than 0.0001 square miles of the marina encroaches on BGTW.
Yesterday, a member of the Cross Border Group delivered a speech to the Andalucian Parliament in Seville. Estibaliz Menoyo Sanchez delivered the speech below:
During a visit to Gibraltar, in an effort to learn more about a culture developed by both English and Spanish influences, students of the Frederikssund Gymnasium high school in Demark were today treated to a question and answer session with Ministry for Culture, Youth and Sport, Steven Linares.