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 weekend marked 310 years since an Anglo-Dutch force captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1-3rd August, 1704. British rule over the Rock was secured “in perpetuity” under the Treaty of Utrecht which was signed in 1713.
Three Spanish nationals have been arrested following a chase at sea early on Friday morning.
An RGP interceptor, acting on specific information, located a 10 metre RHIB powered by twin Yamaha 300 horse power outboard engines, with three occupants onboard, off Europa Point travelling at a high speed towards the Bay of Gibraltar within BGTW.
This afternoon members of the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron joined outgoing CBF, Commodore Clink and His Excellency the Governor Sir James Dutton to Splice the Mainbrace, a longstanding Naval tradition that issues the crew with a tot of rum, by order of the Queen.