The Government says it notes, “with disappointment”, the European Parliament’s objection, today, to the entry into force of the European Commission’s decision to remove certain jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, from the EU’s list of ‘high-risk’ third-countries with strategic deficiencies as regards anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”).
The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo left Gibraltar over the weekend in order to participate in a preparatory meeting for the Joint Ministerial Council of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories Governments.
A 42-year-old man has been charged in connection with an investigation into jewellery purchases valued at approximately £5000.00, dating back to June 2015.
The Government has received a further written undertaking from the former Prime Minister David Cameron, while still in office, that Gibraltar should be fully involved in the process established by the United Kingdom to exit from the EU.
The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo met on Saturday at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London with the newly appointed Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson.