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.
On Saturday morning the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, met with the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to discuss the issues of Tax and Transparency within Gibraltar, the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. Gibraltar's finance centre, which is highly regulated and sits within the EU, has always welcomed the tighter controls and regulations that would force other jurisdictions onto a more level playing field.
The Gibraltar Finance Centre will be attending and exhibiting as Associate Sponsors at the Transcontinental Trust Conference to be held at the Grand Kempinski Hotel, Geneva on 19th and 20th June 2013. The Gibraltar delegation, together with industry representatives, will be led by Paul Astengo and Michael Ashton, Senior Finance Centre Executives at the Finance Centre Department. The Gibraltar Finance Centre's attendance at this prestigious annual event will provide even greater prominence for the Finance Centre as our branding will be strategically placed across the venue.
This morning, the Sunborn floating hotel is being moved in to the dry dock for it's finishing touches before the hotel finds it's final resting place in Ocean Village later this year.
YGTV caught a few pictures of the vessel being moved.