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.
Voting in the European Parliament this morning on an update to the Single European Sky legislation, MEPs have chosen to exclude Gibraltar from the legislation, which covers the safe and efficient utilisation of airspace and the air traffic management system, within the EU.
Following an interview in the Gibraltar Chronicle, in which Miss Gibraltar Maroua Kharbouch expressed her “disappointment” at not being considered a Gibraltarian, the Government has replied by clarifying the various definitions of “Gibraltarian” and the benefits associated therewith.