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.
This is the full text of the speech delivered by Sir James Dutton who was sworn in as Governor of Gibraltar earlier today:
When he stood here 7 years ago, Sir Rob Fulton commented in his inaugural address, that he was the first Royal Marines Governor in the long history of Gibraltar: remarkable in many ways, given the very close bonds and linkages between us. Now, only a short time later, you have another Royal Marines Governor – it is sometimes said that you can have too much of a good thing – I hope it is not so in this case.
The Gibraltar National Dance Team is all set to participate at the 2013 World Modern and Jazz Dance Championships. The event that will be staged in Mikolajki, Poland, will see over 1,400 dancers from 25 countries taking part. Dancers will be travelling from four continents to join in this spectacular event organised by the International Dance Organisation (IDO).
This is the full text of the Chief Minister’s Speech delivered earlier today in Parliament during the swearing-in of the new Governor Sir James Dutton: