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.
The Royal Gibraltar Post Office has requested that its customers make their Christmas online / catalogue purchases as early as possible to ensure that the parcels arrive in time for the festive period.
In line with the international trend, letter, packet and parcel mail to Gibraltar has substantially increased recently as more business is being done on-line. It is essential that postal items arrive promptly in Gibraltar so as to give the RGPO the best possible chance of delivering them before Christmas.
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia delivered one of the lead interventions in the discussions on the economy, which are taking place at the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London. This brings together Overseas Territories Ministers with different UK Government Ministers.
He said that the most immediate, direct challenges to the economy of Gibraltar came not from the world economic crisis but from political decisions taken in both London and Madrid. He accused the Spanish Government of seeking to undermine the economy of Gibraltar by effectively blocking the frontier and threatening action elsewhere.
The Foreign Office’s protest against the search of a Diplomat’s bag by Guardia Civil officers at the Gibraltar – Spain Frontier today has been picked up by the UK National media, with reports made in the BBC, The Independent, the Telegraph, the Guardia and the London evening Standard.
Yesterday Unite the Union, together with the Government’s Human Resources department, held a well-attended presentation on the Government’s pension scheme at the John Macintosh hall for school lunch attendants. The meeting was opened by Unite’s Government Convenor Angelique Borastero and gave the members an insight on pension options and their benefits as well as other relevant information.