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 has confirmed that he has invited Roy Clinton and Marlene Hassan Nahon to meetings in respect of the £300m investment in Gibraltar. The meetings are set for the afternoon of the 23rd of January, given the Chief Minister’s busier than usual agenda in the past months since the result of the Brexit Referendum.
The Chief Minister has written to the Opposition proposing a date of 23 January 2017 to host a meeting in respect of the nature of the £300 million loan secured on the six housing estates.